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THE  UNIVERSITY 
OF  CALIFORNIA 


SPRINQ    TOURS  — 

THROUGH 

California 


LEAVING  BOSTON.  NEW  YORK  AND  PHILADELPHIA 

APRIL  19,  1898. 


COLORADO, 

ALASKA, 

THE  PACIFIC 

NORTHWEST, 

AND 

|  THE  YELLOWSTONE 
NATIONAL  PARK. 


WHITCOmR      29G  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  BOSTON. 

1 1 9UJU0,  Fourteenth  street  Unco|n  Bui|djngi  Union  Square  (West)i  NEW  yoRK 


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Colorado,  tt?e  I^oeKy  (I\our7tair;s,  tr;e  Sierra    ffeuada,  <?aliforr?ia, 

tf?<?    pacific    JYortbu/est,  /UasKa.  ar>d  tr;e  Yellou/stope 

....   JVatior?al    parK 

A   73-DAYS'   TRIP.     (See  Pages   9-52.)     Price,   $660.00. 

The    Same,   omitting    AlTikn  ^—^ 

A   65-DAYS'   TRIP.     (See  Pages  53-65.)    Price,  $560.00. 

New  Mexico,  California,  the  Sierra  Nevada  and  Rocky  Mountains  and  Colorado. 
A   53-DAYS'   TRIP.     (See  Pages   67-80.)    Price,  $425.00. 

Leaving  Boston,  New  York  and  Philadelphia  April  19. 


RAYMOND  &  WHITCOMB, 

896  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Build  ing;,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1OO5  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 


TOU$S  ACROSS  THE 


GENERAL  INFORMATION. 

OUR  excursions,  and  the  methods  by  which  they  are  carried  out,  have  become  so 
widely  known  to  the  American  public  that  little  need  be  said  in  explanation  of  their 
manifest  advantages.  It  has  been  our  studied  purpose  to  meet  every  demand  which 
experienced  and  discriminating  travelers  are  likely  to  make,  and  at  the  same  time 
provide  comforts  and  facilities  practically  unattainable  by  individual  tourists.  All 
this  may  be  readily  accomplished  without  subjecting  the  travelers  to  the  unpleasant 
prominence  and  display  attendant  upon  large  and  promiscuous  excursions.  In  fact 
our  little  bands  of  tourists,  invariably  limited  in  numbers,  are  essentially  "private 
parties,"  enjoying  not  only  exclusive  advantages,  but  even  greater  seclusion  than  indi- 
viduals could  command.  Nearly  a  score  of  years'  experience  in  catering  to  the  best 
class  of  the  traveling  public,  in  a  wide  and  broadening  field,  has  not  only  given  us  a 
thorough  knowledge  of  the  business  and  its  needs,  but  also  placed  at  our  command 
special  facilities  for  properly  carrying  out  its  details.  Rooming  at  hotels  and  on 
steamers,  the  arrangement  of  carriage  drives  and  other  details  are  matters  of  previous 
adjustment,  so  that  the  wishes  of  those  who  are  desirous  of  being  placed  together  or 
in  contiguity  are  regarded  to  as  great  an  extent  as  possible.  In  long  journeys,  where 
sleeping  cars  or  drawing-room  cars  are  employed,  persons  are  ensured  the  same 
places  in  a  manner  that  would  be  simply  impossible  in  ordinary  traveling.  A  little  party 


of  friends  thus  secures  accommodations  collectively,  or  together,  without  encroach- 
ing in  any  way  upon  the  rights  of  others,  and  without  any  special  effort  of  its  own. 

Sleeping-Car  and  Steamship  Accommodations. 

Only  two  persons  are  placed  in  a  section  of  the  sleeping  cars,  every  passenger 
being  entitled  to  an  entire  double  berth,  half  a  section,  and  only  two  persons  in  each 
stateroom  on  the  Alaska  steamer. 

Personal    Escort  and  Attention. 

Our  parties  are  always  under  the  charge  of  competent  conductors,  who  devote 
their  attention  to  the  welfare  and  comfort  of  the  passengers,  and  who  superintend  all 
business  arrangements.  Hotel  accommodations  are  arranged  in  advance,  and  in 
other  particulars  the  members  of  the  party  are  relieved  of  many  petty  cares  and  an- 
noyances inseparable  from  ordinary  travel.  Thus  the  tourist  is  left  to  the  fullest 
enjoyment  of  the  journey,  while  appointed  agents  attend  to  the  task  of  arranging 
its  details. 

Suggestions  with  Regard  to  Joining  a  Party. 

Persons  desiring  to  join  one  of  our  parties  should  send  their  names  to  be 
registered  as  early  as  convenient.  A  name  is  registered  as  soon  as  an  intention  to 
go  is  expressed,  and  this  registration  secures  a  place  in  the  cars,  at  hotels  where  so- 
journs may  be  made,  and  in  every  way  insures  membership  in  the  party.  Tickets 
can  be  taken  and  paid  for  at  the  convenience  of  the  passenger  any  time  to  within 
about  one  week  of  the  date  of  departure ;  and  should  the  passenger  even  then  be 
prevented  from  going,  the  money  will  be  refunded.  The  advantage  of  sending  in 
names  early  is  readily  seen. 

Persons  are  not  compelled  to  come  to  the  starting  point  in  order  to  join  a  party, 


but  may  connect  with  the  train  at  any  convenient  place  along  the  route.     In  all 
cases  places  are  reserved  on  the  cars  for  passengers  who  are  to  join  en  route. 

Hints  About  Clothing. 

Although  the  tours  described  in  this  book  are  to  be  made  in  the  pleasantest  part 
of  the  year  and  at  a  time  when  a  mild  temperature  is  likely  to  prevail,  provision 
should  be  made  to  guard  against  sudden  changes.  Warm  clothing,  with  light  over- 
coats, shawls,  or  convenient  wraps,  which  may  be  brought  into  service  or  discarded, 
as  required,  is  an  essential  part  of  the  outfit.  The  railway  rides  through  some  sec- 
tions—  chiefly  across  the  deserts  —  may  be  dusty,  and  dust  is  likely  to  be  encountered 
in  journeying  about  California.  This  fact  should  govern,  to  some  extent,  the  selec- 
tion of  materials  for  traveling  suits.  Warm  underclothing  should  always  be  worn. 
However  warm  the  days  may  be  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  the  evenings  and  nights  are 
cool.  In  the  Yosemite  trip,  strong  and  serviceable  clothing  and  a  pair  of  stout 
walking  shoes  or  boots  will  be  best ;  and  these  will  be  useful,  of  course,  in  other 
parts  of  the  excursions,  especially  in  the  Yellowstone  National  Park.  Visitors  to  the 
Yosemite  should  be  content  to  leave  finery  behind,  and  baggage  also  must  be  dis- 
carded to  as  great  an  extent  as  possible.  The  same  remarks  will  apply  to  the  Yel- 
lowstone National  Park,  where  the  traveler  should  be  prepared  with  clothing  which 
dust  cannot  injure,  good  walking  shoes,  and  wraps  for  evening  wear.  There  are  few 
nights  within  the  park,  even  in  midsummer,  without  frosts. 

For  the  Alaska  voyage  one  should  dress  as  warmly  as  for  an  Atlantic  ocean 
voyage,  but  no  warmer,  since  that  should  mean  woolens  and  wraps.  Most  of  the 
sight-seeing  is  from  the  steamer's  deck,  but  it  is  better  to  be  prepared  for  little  land 
expeditions  in  all  weathers.  Closely  fitting  outer  garments  are  of  course  more  con- 


venient  on  the  breezy  deck  than  loose  cloaks  or  shawls.  Walking  over  the  glaciers 
is  difficult  and,  in  places,  dangerous.  At  the  Muir  Glacier  a  landing  may  be  desirable, 
but  little  traveling  is  likely  to  be  done  except  on  the  lateral  moraines,  and  no  special 
preparation  is  needed  beyond  what  has  already  been  suggested.  Alpenstocks  and 
canes  can  be  obtained  of  the  baggage  porter  on  the  steamer.  Steamer  chairs,  if 
desired,  can  be  obtained  generally  of  the  deck  stewards  on  the  steamer,  and  also  at 
Tacoma. 

Baggage  Regulations. 

Each  passenger  is  entitled  to  the  free  transportation  of  1 50  pounds  of  checked  bag- 
gage for  a  whole  ticket,  or  75  pounds  for  a  half  ticket.  (This  does  not  apply  to  the 
stage  journey  through  the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  nor  to  the  side  trip  into  the 
Yosemite  Valley,  where  trunks  are  not  taken  by  the  stages.)  Hand  baggage  in  every 
case  must  be  looked  after  by  the  owner,  and  it  is  advisable  to  take  no  more  or 
heavier  luggage  of  this  description  than  can  be  conveniently  carried  into  and  out  of 
cars,  omnibuses,  or  hotels.  A  more  liberal  allowance  of  hand  luggage  may  be  nec- 
essary in  the  stage  journeys  mentioned  above. 

"Stop-Over"  Privileges. 

Our  tickets  allow  the  holders  the  privilege  of  stopping  over  in  California,  Oregon, 
or  Washington,  or  at  any  point  on  the  return  trip  between  the  Pacific  Coast  and  Mis- 
souri River  points,  or  St.  Paul,  until  December  31,  1898. 

Persons  remaining  in  California  later  than  June  I,  1898,  should  apply,  before 
leaving  for  the  East,  to  our  agent,  W.  H.  Snedaker,  14  Montgomery  street,  San. 
Francisco,  for  information  and  assistance  in  connection  with  the  signing  of  the  return 
ticket,  securing  sleeping-car  berths,  etc. 


Persons  returning  independently  by  the  Northern  Pacific  route  can  apply  for 
information  or  assistance  to  our  Pacific  Northwest  agent,  A.  D.  Charlton,  No.  255 
Morrison  street,  corner  of  Third  street,  Portland,  ( >re. 

On.the  returning  excursions  sleeping-car  coupons  must  be  used  for  a  continuous 
trip  from  the  starting  point  to  the  destination  named  theron.  If  "stop-offs"  are 
made  between  the  initial  and  terminal  stations  named  on  the  coupon,  the  coupon  will 
not  be  available  on  the  resumption  of  the  journey.  Persons  who  return  independ- 
ently and  wish  to  stop  off  at  intermediate  stations,  should  pay  the  usual  Pullman 
fares  from  point  to  point  and  retain  their  coupons,  which  will  be  redeemed  at  the  full 
through  Pullman  fare  for  the  distance  covered  by  the  coupons. 

Passengers  who  return  independently  by  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  line  pass 
through  Glenwood  Springs,  where  stop-over  privileges  are  allowed.  This  fact  will  be 
appreciated  by  those  who  may  wish  to  spend  the  summer  months  at  this  charming 
resort.  Between  Denver  and  Chicago,  passengers  returning  independently  may  travel 
via  either  Council  Bluffs  or  Kansas  City,  over  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 
Railway. 

Passengers  returning  independently  will  find  full  directions  regarding  the  engage- 
ment of  sleeping-car  accommodations,  exchange  of  sleeping-car  coupons,  etc.,  on  the 
coupons  in  their  ticket  books. 

For  any  further  information  respecting  these  tours,  apply  in  person  or  by  letter  to 

RAYMOND    &    WHITCOMB, 

29«  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building;,  Union  Square  (We»t),  New  York.. 
loo.-.  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building;,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building;,  Chicago,  111. 


A  Tour  from  the   Atlantic   to   the   Pacific, 

A   COMPLETE   ROUND   OF 

CALIFORNIA 

AND  A   VOYAGE  TO 

ALAS   K  A 


INCLUDING   VISITS  TO 


Picturesque  Places  iq  Colorado,  Utan,  Oregon,  Washington,  and  ALONG 
THE  BRITISH  COLUMBIAN  COAST,  aqd  also  in  Idano, 
Montana,  etc.,  vtftn  a  v>eeK  in  tlje 


YELLOWSTONE   NATIONAL   PARK. 

Party  to  Leave  Boston,  New  YorK  and  Philadelphia  Tuesday,  flpril  19, 
and  Return  Thursday,  June  30. 


(all  Trau<?lir7<$  ar>d  flot<?\  Exp<?i}5<?5  Ip^lud^d)  $660.00. 


RAY1VIOND    &    \VHITCOMB, 

>\  ,i«ti  MI-  t  ..n    Street,  opposite  Sehool  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building.  Union  Square  (West),  9Tew  York. 
1OOA  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building.  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 


vessel  in  the  fleet  owned  by  the  Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company.  The  steamer 
trip  will  occupy  about  ten  days.  All  the  famous  scenic  points  in  Southern  Alaska 
which  have  made  the  Alaska  tour  so  famous  will  be  visited,  including  Fort  Wrangel, 
Juneau,  Davidson  Glacier,  Sitka,  and  the  great  Muir  Glacier  on  Glacier  Bay.  The 
entire  route  from  Puget  Sound  to  the  farthest  northern  point  reached  is  lined  with 
scenes  of  awe-inspiring  character — mountains  of  great  height,  with  almost  fathomless 
depths  at  their  very  feet;  cascades,  which  seem  to  tumble  from  the  sky  itself;  densely 
wooded  shores,  whose  solitudes  have  never  yet  been  invaded  by  man ;  and  vast  fields 
of  snow  and  ice,  which  glow  in  the  sunlight  like  plains  of  gold  and  silver.  In 
Alaska,  great  glaciers,  many  fold  larger  than  the  grandest  ice-fields  of  Switzerland, 
flow  down  to  the  sea,  mingling  with  the  floods  of  the  ocean,  and  breaking  off  in  huge 
masses  of  fantastical  shapes.  In  no  part  of  the  world  is  there  so  much  wild  grandeur 
encompassed  in  a  voyage  of  equal  duration.  The  earlier  parts  of  the  tour,  embracing 
the  grand  scenic  attractions  of  Colorado,  Utah  and  Nevada,  and  the  various  interests 
of  California  from  Coronado  Beach  to  Shasta,  will  be,  in  their  way,  equally  attrac- 
tive ;  and  so  will  the  later  weeks,  crossing  the  continent  homeward  by  the  northern 
route  and  visiting  the  matchless  Yellowstone  Park. 

The  time  selected  for  the  trip  is  seasonable,  not  only  for  the  visit  to  the  far  North, 
but  also  for  the  journey  across  the  continent  and  the  tour  through  California.  In 
June,  when  the  party  will  reach  the  Northwest,  long  days  prevail,  and  there  are  really 
only  a  few  hours  of  darkness. 

Price  of  Tickets. 

The  price  of  tickets  for  the  tour,  as  described  in  the  following  pages,  will  be  six 
HUNDRED  AND  SIXTY  DOLLARS.  This  sum  covers  first-class  travel  over  all  railway 
and  steamer  routes  going  and  returning,  including  the  Alaska  voyage,  with  a  double 


berth  (half  a  section)  in  palace  sleeping  cars,  and  only  two  persons  in  each  room  on 
board  the  Alaska  steamer;  all  stage  rides  to  and  through  the  Yellowstone  National 
Park;  stage  ride  from  San  Jose  to  the  summit  of  Mount  Hamilton  and  return; 
hotel  accommodations  according  to  the  itinerary,  for  the  period  of  the  regular  tour 
(seventy-three  days),  with  sojourns  at  Chicago,  Denver,  Colorado  Springs,  Salt  Lake 
City,  Santa  Barbara,  Santa  Monica,  Avalon,  Santa  Catalina  Island,  Pasadena, 
Riverside,  San  Diego,  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Jose, 
San  Rafael,  Portland,  Tacoma,  Seattle,  the  Yellowstone  National  Park  (at  Mammoth 
Hot  Springs,  the  Lower  Geyser  Basin,  Yellowstone  Lake,  and  the  Yellowstone 
Canon),  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul ;  meals  in  dining  cars,  at  hotels,  dining  stations, 
or  on  steamers ;  omnibus  or  carriage  transfers  from  railway  stations  to  hotels,  and 
vice  versa,  wherever  the  same  may  be  needed  (Chicago,  Denver,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Sajita  Barbara,  San  Diego,  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San 
Jose,  San  Rafael,  Portland,  Tacoma,  Seattle,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul) ;  special 
carriage  drives  in  Denver,  Colorado  Springs,  Salt  Lake  City,  Santa  Barbara,  Pasa- 
dena, Santa  Cruz,  Portland,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul;  the  transfer  of  checked 
baggage  (150  pounds  being  allowed  for  each  full  ticket,  all  over  that  amount  being 
liable  to  excess  charges  at  regular  rates),  and  the  services  of  conductors  —  in  short, 
EVERY  NEEDED  EXPENSE  of  the  entire  round  trip  from  Boston,  New  York  or  Phila- 
delphia back  to  the  starting  point. 

The  price  from  Chicago  back  to  Chicago  is  $610. 

Price  of  transportation  tickets  for  the  Yosemite  Valley  trip,  THIRTY-FOUR  DOLLARS. 
Extra  Sleeping-Car  Accommodations. 

The  cost  of  an  extra  double  berth,  giving  an  entire  section  to  one  person,  for  the 
journey  between  the  East  and  Santa  Barbara,  in  accordance  with  the  itinerary,  is 

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#23.50.  Drawing  room  with  toilet  annex,  for  one  occupant,  $64.50;  for  two  occu- 
pants, $41.00  —  $20.50  each  ;  for  three  occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $17.50. 

The  charges  for  extra  sleeping-car  accommodations  between  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Francisco  are  as  follows:  Extra  double  berth,  $2.50.  Drawing  room  with  toilet 
annex,  for  one  occupant,  $6.50;  for  two  occupants,  $4  —  $2  each;  for  three  occu- 
pants, entire  extra  charge,  $1.50. 

For  extra  double  berth  from  San  Francisco  to  Boston,  New  York  or  Philadelphia, 
$26.00.  Drawing  room  with  toilet  annex,  for  one  occupant,  $71.00;  for  two  occu- 
pants, $45  —  $22.50  each  ;  for  three  occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $19.00. 

The  itinerary  and  a  brief  description  of  the  places  to  be  visited  will  be  found  in 
the  pages  which  follow.  As  the  accommodations  to  be  furnished  on  certain  parts  of 
the  route  are  limited,  the  party  will  necessarily  be  restricted  in  numbers.  Persons 
desirous  of  becoming  members  are  earnestly  requested  to  enroll  their  names  at,as 
early  a  date  as  possible.  Tickets  must  be  taken  on  or  before  Thursday,  April  14, 
five  days  previous  to  the  date  of  departure. 

£3^  Tickets  for  the  tour,  additional  copies  of  this  circular,  and  all  needed  infor- 
mation can  be  obtained  of 

RAYMOND    &    WHITCOMB, 

296  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 


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ITINERARY. 


TUESDAY,  April  1!). —  Leave  Boston  from  the  Kneeland  street  station  of  the  Boston  &  Albany 
Railroad  at  10.30  A.  M.,  in  special  vcstibuled  palace  sleeping  cars.  Members  of  the  party  should 
check  their  baggage  to  Chicago.  The  checks  will  be  taken  up  on  the  train,  and  the  baggage  will 
be  delivered  at  the  rooms  of  the  owners  in  the  hotel.  Tags  are  supplied  with  the  tickets,  and  these, 
with  the  owner's  name  and  home  address  plainly  inscribed  thereon,  should  be  attached  to  every 
trunk,  valise,  or  other  piece  of  baggage,  to  serve  as  a  ready  means  of  identification.  Hand  luggage 
must  be  looked  after  by  the  owners.  Leave  Worcester  at  11. IJ  A.  M.,  Springfield  at  1.14  r.  M.,  and 
Pittsfield  at  '2.52  p.  M.;  from  Albany  westward  ria  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River  Rail, 
road,  leaving  Albany  at  4.30  p.  M.,  Schenectady  at  5.(«  p.  M.,  l'ti>  a  at  7.00  r.  M.,  Syracust 
i'.  M.,  Rochester  at  10.37  r.  M.,  and  Buffalo,  via  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad,  at  11.45  r.  M., 
Central  time;  lunch  and  dinner  in  the  diniiu. 

The  New  York  passengers  will  depart  from  the  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second  street,  at 
1.00  p.  M.,  via  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River  Railroad,  in  Wagner  palace  vestibuled 
sleeping  cars.  Baggage  should  be  checked  to  Chicago;  leave  Poughkeepsie  at  2.43  p.  M.,  and 
Albany  at  4.30  p.  M.  Supper  in  the  dining  car. 

The  Philadelphia  passengers  will  depart  from  the  Reading  Terminal  station,  corner  of  Twelfth 
and  Market  streets,  at  9.00  A.  M.  Baggage  should  be  checked  to  Chicago.  From  Bethlehem  June- 
tion  westward  to  Buffalo  over  the  Lehigh  Valley  line. 

NOTE. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  from  Eastern  standard,  or  75th  meridian,  to 
Central  standard,  or  DOth  meridian  —  one  hour  slower. 

WEDNESDAY,  April  20.  —  On  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad  en  route  westward.  Leave  Detroit 
(Third  street  station)  at  7.15  A.  M.;  breakfast  and  lunch  in  the  dining  car;  arrive  in  Chicago  (Cen- 
tral station)  at  3.00  p.  M.  ;  omnibus  transfer  to  The  Auditorium,  Breslin  &  Southgate,  managers. 

THURSDAY,  April  21.  —  In  Chicago.  Omnibus  transfer  to  the  station  of  the  Chicago,  Rock 
Island  &  Pacific  Railway  (Van  Buren  street,  between  Pacific  avenue  and  Sherman  street),  and 
leave  Chicago  in  Pullman  vestibuled  palace  sleeping  cars  at  4.15  p.  M.  ;  dinner  in  the  dining  car. 

FRIDAY,  April  22.  — Arrive  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  at  9.30  A.  M.;  leave  Kansas  City  at  9.55  A.  M., 
ria  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railroad;  meals  in  the  dining  car. 

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NOTE.— Railway  time  changes  at  Dodge  City,  Kan.,  from  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian,  to 
Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian  — one  hour  slower. 

SATURDAY,  April  23.  —  Arrive  in  Denver  at  11.15  A.  M.;  lunch  and  dinner  will  be  served  at  the 
Brown  Palace  Hotel;  carriage  drive  in  the  afternoon  through  the  finest  sections  of  the  city. 
Leave  Denver  in  the  evening  for  Colorado  Springs. 

SUNDAY,  April  24.  — Arrive  at  Colorado  Springs  at  an  early  hour;  at  7.00  A.  M.  transfer  to  The 
Antlers. 

MONDAY,  April  25.  —  Carriage  drive  in  the  morning  to  the  Garden  of  the  Gods  and  return;  leave 
Colorado  Springs  about  noon  via  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad,  passing  through  the  Royal 
Gorge  by  daylight.  The  special  cars  will  be  side  tracked  at  Salida  or  Leadville  in  order  to  secure 
the  daylight  views  through  the  Canon  of  the  Grand  River,  etc.,  the  next  day. 

TUESDAY,  April  26.  —  En  route  over  the  grand  scenic  line  of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad 
and  the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway;  arrive  in  Salt  Lake  City  about  9.00  p.  M.  ;  transfer  to  Hotel 
Knutsford. 

WEDNESDAY,  April  27.  —  In  Salt  Lake  City.  Carriage  drive  in  the  morning,  visiting  the  finest 
portions  of  the  city;  leave  Salt  Lake  City  about  12.25  p.  M.,  and  leave  Ogden  at  1.10  P.  M.  (Pacific 
time) ;  lunch  and  dinner  en  route. 

NOTE.  —  Railway  time  changes  at  Ogden  from  Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian,  to  Pacific 
standard,  or  120th  meridian  —  one  hour  slower. 

THURSDAY,  April  28.  —  En  route  across  the  State  of  Nevada,  and  over  the  Sierra  Nevada  by  day- 
light, passing  Emigrant  Gap,  Blue  Canon,  Shady  Run,  Cape  Horn,  etc. ;  arrive  at  Sacramento 
4.50  p.  M.;  leave  Sacramento  at  5.30  p.  M. 

FRIDAY,  April  29.  —  En  route  over  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  line.  Arrive  in  Santa 
Barbara  at  3.30  p.  M.;  transfer  to  The  Arlington,  E.  P.  Dunn,  manager. 

SATURDAY,  April  30.  —  In  Santa  Barbara.    Carriage  drive  to  the  chief  points  of  interest. 

SUNDAY,  May  1.  —  In  Santa  Barbara. 

MONDAY,  May  2.  —  Transfer  to  the  station  and  leave  Santa  Barbara  at  7.35  A.  M.;  arrive  in  Santa 
Monica  at 2. 10  p.  M.;  tp  Hotel  Arcadia,  F.  W.  Richardson,  manager. 

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TUESDAY,  May  3.  — Leave  Santa  Monica  at  7.40  \.  M.;  arrive  at  San  Pedro  at  9.50  A.  M.;  thence 
by  the  steamer  of  the  Wilmington  Transportation  Company,  arriving  at  Avalon,  Santa  Cataliua 
island,  at  12.30  p.  M.;  to  the  Hotel  Metropole. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  4.  —  Leave  Avalon  by  steamer  at  1.00  p.  M.  ;  from  San  Pedro  by  the  Southern 
Pacific  Company's  line,  arriving  in  Pasadena  about  5.00  p.  M.  ;  to  the  Hotel  Green,  or  La  Pintoresca. 

THURSDAY,  May  5.  —  At  Pasadena.  Carriage  drive,  visiting  the  most  picturesque  sections  of 
Pasadena  and  its  environs. 

FRIDAY,  May  6.  — Leave  Pasadena  at  10.10  A.M.  via  the  Southern  California  Railway;  arrive 
in  Riverside  at  12.25  A.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Glenwood  Tavern,  F.  W.  Richardson,  manager. 

SATURDAY,  May  7.  —  Transfer  to  the  station,  and  leave  Riverside  at  8.41  A.  M.;  arrive  at  San 
Diego  1.15  P.  M.;  omnibus  transfer  to  the  Hotel  del  Coronado,  Coronado  Beach,  A.  W.  Bailey, 
manager. 

SUNDAY,  May  8.  —  At  the  Hotel  del  Coron.ul. .. 

MONDAY,  May  (J.  —  At  the  Hotel  del  Coronado.  Omnibus  transfer  to  the  station  of  the  Southern 
California  Railway,  and  leave  San  Diego  at  1.45  p.  M.  by  the  coast  line;  arrive  in  Los  Angeles  at 
6.00  P.  M.  ;  omnibus  transfer  to  The  Westminster,  F.  O.  Johnson,  proprietor,  or  to  Hotel  Van  Nuys, 
Milo  M.  Potter,  proprietor. 

TUESDAY,  May  10.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  11.— In  Los  Angeles. 

THI/KSHAY,  May  12.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

FRIDAY,  May  13.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

SATURDAY,  May  14.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

SUNDAY,  May  15. —  In  Los  Angeles. 

MONDAY,  May  16. —  In  Los  Angeles. 

TUESDAY,  May  17.—  In  Los  Angeles.  Transfer  from  the  hotel  to  the  Southern  Pacific  station, 
and  leave  Los  Angeles  at  11.45  A.  M.  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars;  supper  at  Mojave. 

NOTE.— Parties  for  the  Yosemite  Valley  will  he  made  up  during  the  stay  at  Los  Angeles,  to 
leave  on  different  days.  See  pages  81-84. 

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WEDNESDAY,  May  18. —  Arrive  at  Oakland  Pier  at  7.10  A.  M.,  and  in  San  Francisco  by  ferry  at 
7.45  A.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Palace  Hotel,  John  C.  Kirkpatrick,  managing  director,  George  B.  War- 
ren, assistant  manager. 

THURSDAY,  May  19. —  In  San  Francisco. 

FRIDAY,  May  20. —  In  San  Francisco. 

SATURDAY,  May  21.— In  San  Francisco. 

SUNDAY,  May  22.— In  San  Francisco. 

MONDAY,  May  23.— Transfer  from  the  Palace  Hotel  to  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  station, 
corner  of  Third  and  Townsend  streets,  and  leave  San  Francisco  at  9.00  A.  M.,  via  the  Coast  line; 
arrive  at  Del  Monte  station  at  1.39  p.  M.;  to  the  Hotel  del  Monte,  Georg  Schonewald,  manager. 

TUESDAY,  May  24.— At  the  Hotel  del  Monte. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  25. —  Transfer  from  the  hotel,  and  leave  Del  Monte  station  at  7.00  A.  M. ; 
arrive  in  Santa  Cruz  at  8.40  A.  M.;  carriage  drive,  visiting  the  beach,  cliffs,  etc.;  lunch  at  the  Sea 
Beach  Hotel;  leave  Santa  Cruz  at  1.45  p.  M.;  halt  at  the  "  Big  Trees"  en  route,  and  arrive  in  San 
Jose  at  3.44  p.  M.  ;  transfer  to  Hotel  Vendome,  George  P.  Snell,  manager. 

THURSDAY,  May  26.—  Excursions  to  the  Lick  Observatory  on  the  summit  of  Mount  Hamilton,  in 
the  stages  of  the  Mount  Hamilton  Stage  Company,  the  party  leaving  the  Hotel  Vendome  in  the 
morning  and  returning  late  in  the  afternoon;  luncheon  at  Smith's  Creek. 

FRIDAY,  May  27. —  In  San  Jose.  Leave  San  Jose  at  1.15  p.  M.  (via  Niles)  ;  arrive  in  San  Rafael 
about  6.00  p.  M.;  transfer  to  Hotel  Rafael,  R.  H.  Warfield,  proprietor. 

SATURDAY,  May  28.—  In  San  Rafael.  Leave  San  Rafael  via  the  San  Francisco  &  North  Pacific 
Railroad  at  5.10  p.  M.  ;  arrive  in  San  Francisco  at  6.22  p.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Palace  Hotel. 

SUNDAY,  May  29. —  In  San  Francisco. 

MONDAY,  May  30. —  In  San  Francisco.  Transfer  to  the  Market  street  ferry,  and  leave  San  Fran- 
cisco by  ferry  at  8.00  p.  M.;  leave  Oakland  Pier  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars  via  the  Southern 
Pacific  Company's  Shasta  route  at  8.30  p.  M.,  and  proceed  northward  via  Sacramento. 

TUESDAY,  May  31. —  En  route  in  the  upper  valley  of  the  Sacramento,  through  the  Mount  Shasta 
region,  over  the  Siskiyou  Mountains,  and  down  through  the  valleys  of  the  Rogue  and  Umpqua 
rivers. 

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WEDNESDAY,  June  1.—  Arrive  in  Portland  at 0.30  A.  M.  ;  transfer  to  The  Portland,  II.  C.  Bowers, 
manager. 

THURSDAY,  June  2. —  In  Portland.  Carriage  drive  through  the -finest  portions  of  the  city,  and 
also  to  the  park,  which  affords  a  grand  view  of  the  city,  the  river,  and  the  mountains. 

FRIDAY,  June  3.  —  In  Portland.  Transfer  from  t\p  hotel  and  leave  Portland  via  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railway  at  11.00  A.  M. ;  lunch  in  the  dining  car;  arrive  in  Tacoma  at  4.40  p.  M.  ;  transfer  to 
The  Tacoma,  G.  II.  Waterman,  manager,  where  dinner  will  be  served.  In  the  evening  transfer  to 
the  wharf,  and  go  on  board  the  Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Company's  steamer  "  Queen,"  for  the 
Alaska  voyage. 

SATURDAY,  June  4. 


SUNDAY,  June  5. 
MONDAY,  June  6. 
TUESDAY,  June  7. 
WEDNESDAY,  June  8. 
THURSDAY,  June  9. 
FRIDAY,  June  10. 
SATURDAY,  June  11. 


On  the  Alaska  voyage,  visiting  Fort  Wrangel, 
Juneau,  Douglas  Island,  the  Davidson  Glacier 
*•  on  Lynn  Canal,  the  Great  Muir  Glacier  in 
Glacier  Bay,  Sitka,  etc.  The  steamer  is  ex- 
pected to  return  not  later  than  Tuesday,  June  14. 


SUNDAY,  June  12. 

MONDAY,  June  13. 

NOTES.  —  On  the  Alaska  voyage  the  steamer  uses  Pacific  standard  time  for  convenience  instead 

of  local  time,  which  would  vary  from  day  to  day.    The  time  at  Sitka,  the  westernmost  point  reached 

(135  degrees  and  52  minutes  west  from  Greenwich),  is  about  one  hour  slower  than  Pacific  standard. 

The  steamer  will  probably  remain  at  Victoria,  B.  C.,  and  Port  Townsend,  on  either  the  outward 

or  the  return  trip,  long  enough  to  permit  of  an  inspection  of  those  cities. 

TUESDAY,  June  14.  —  Arrive  at  Tacoma  on  the  return  from  Alaska,  and  transfer  to  The  Tacoma, 
G.  H.  Waterman,  manager. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  15. —  At  Tacoraa.     Excursion  to  Seattle  and  return. 

THURSDAY,  June  16.  — At  Tacoma.  Transfer  to  the  station  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway, 
and  leave  Tacoma  at  5.00  P.  M.  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars  for  the  journey  eastward ;  meals 
en  route  in  the  dining  cars  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  Company. 

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FRIDAY,  Jnue  17.  —  En  route  eastward  in  Washington,  Idaho,  and  Montana. 

NOTE.  —  Railway  time  changes  at  Hope,  Idaho,  from  Pacific  standard,  or  120th  meridian,  to 
Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian  —  one  hour  faster. 

SATURDAY,  June  18.  — Arrive  at  Livingston,  Mont.,  at  an  early  hour,  and  leave  by  the  Park 
branch  at  8.15  A.  M.;  arrive  at  Cinnabar  10.30  ^.  M.;  leave  Cinnabar  by  stage  at  10.45  A.  M.;  arrive 
at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  Hotel  about  12.45  p.  M. 

SUNDAY,  June  19.  —  At  Mammoth  Hot  Springs. 

MONDAY,  June  20.  —  Leave  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  by  stage,  at  8.00  A.  M.  for  the  tour  through 
the  park;  arrive  at  Norris  Geyser  Basin  at  12.00  noon;  lunch  there;  leave  Norris  Geyser  Basin  at 
1.30  P.  M.,  passing  near  the  principal  geysers  in  this  basin,  and  later  near  the  Gibbon  Falls;  arrive 
at  the  Fountain  Hotel,  in  the  Lower  Geyser  Basin,  at  5.30  p.  M.  The  hotel  is  near  the  Fountain 
Geyser  and  the  Mammoth  Paint  Pots. 

TUESDAY,  June  21.  —  Leave  the  Fountain  Hotel  at  8.00  A.  M.  for  the  Upper  Geyser  Basin,  visit- 
ing en  route  the  Midway  Geyser  Basin,  which  contains  the  Excelsior  Geyser  ("  Hell's  Half 
Acre"),  Turquoise  Spring,  and  Prismatic  Lake;  arrive  at  Upper  Geyser  Basin  lunch  station  at 
10.30  A.  M.;  this  is  situated  near  Old  Faithful,  the  Bee  Hive,  Giantess,  Castle,  and  other  great 
geysers;  lunch  will  be  served  here,  and  at  3.00  p.  M.  the  party  will  return  to  the  Fountain  Hotel. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  22.  —  Leave  the  Fountain  Hotel  at  7.00  A.  M.,  and  proceed  to  Yellowstone 
Lake  via  the  Upper  Geyser  Basin  and  West  Bay,  or  "  Thumb  " ;  arrive  at  West  Bay  at  1.00  p.  M.; 
lunch  there;  leave  West  Bay  at 3.00  p.  M.;  arrive  at  the  Yellowstone  Lake  Hotel  at  7.00  p.  M. 

THURSDAY,  June  23.  —  Leave  the  Lake  Hotel  at  8.30  A.  M.;  visit  the  Mud  Volcano  en  route; 
arrive  at  the  Yellowstone  Canon  Hotel  at  11.30  A.M. 

FRIDAY,  June  24.  — Leave  the  Canon  Hotel  at  8.00  A.  M.;  arrive  at  Norris  Geyser  Basin  at  10.30 
A.  M.;  lunch  there;  leave  Norris  Geyser  Basin  at  12.00  noon;  arrive  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs 
Hotel  at  4.00  p.  M.;  dinner  there;  leave  the  hotel  at  6.45  p.  M.  in  coaches;  arrive  at  Cinnabar  8.00 
p.  M.;  leave  Cinnabar  in  sleeping  cars  at  8.30  p.  M.  for  Livingston. 

NOTE.  —  In  case  it  is  deemed  advisable  to  divide  the  party  for  the  round  of  travel  through  the 
park,  one  section  will  reverse  the  foregoing  itinerary. 


SATURDAY,  June  26.  —  Leave  Livingston  at  4.05  A.  M.  for  the  journey  eastward  through  Montana 
and  North  Dakota. 

SUNDAY,  June  26.  — On  arrival  in  Minneapolis,  transfer  to  the  West  Hotel,  John  T.  West, 
proprietor. 

NOTE. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Maiulan,  N.  I).,  from  Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian, 
to  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian  —  one  hour  faster. 

MONDAY,  June  .'7.  —  In  Minneapolis.  Carriage  drive,  visiting  the  finest  residence  sections  of 
the  city. 

TUESDAY,  June  28. —  Visit  St.  Paul  —  going  thither  via  the  Interurban  Electric  line  —  lea\  in- 
West  Hotel  at  9.00  A.  M.  Lunch  and  dinner  at  Hotel  Ryan.  Carriage  drive,  visiting  the  chief 
points  of  interest,  the  Capitol,  Summit  avenue,  etc.  Transfer  by  Cook  &  Son's  omnibus  line  to  the 
station,  and  leave  St.  Paul  by  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway  at  8.10  r.  M. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  29. —  Breakfast  in  the  dining  car;  arrive  in  Chicago,  Union  station,  corner 
of  Canal  and  Adams  streets,  at  9.30  A.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Central  station,  and  leave  Chicago  via 
the  Michigan  Central  Railroad  at  10.30  A.  M.  The  Philadelphia  passengers  will  leave  Chicago  at 
3.00  p.  M.  via  the  Michigan  Central  and  Lehigh  Valley  routes. 

THURSDAY,  June  30. —  From  Buffalo  eastward  via  the  New  York  Central  and  Boston  &  Albany 
Railroads;  arrive  in  Boston,  station  on  Knee-hind  street,  at  3.00  p.  M.  The  New  York  passengers 
will  arrive  in  New  York,  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second  street,  at  3.25  P.  v. 

The  Philadelphia  party  will  be  due  in  Philadelphia,  Reading  Terminal  station,  at  7.17  p.  M. 

NOTES. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Buffalo,  X.  Y.,  from  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian,  to 
Eastern  standard,  or  75th  meridian  —  one  hour  faster. 

As  this  itinerary  is  made  up  in  advance  of  the  publication  of  the  summer  time-tables  of  the 
various  railroads,  slight  changes  may  be  necessary. 


A  BRIEF  OUTLINE  OF  THE  TOUR. 


From  the  East  to  Chicago. 

THE  party  will  leave  Boston  from  the  Kneeland  street  station  of  the  Boston  & 
Albany  Railroad  at  10.30  A.  M.  Tuesday,  April  19,  in  vestibuled  palace  sleeping  cars. 
The  route  is  via  Worcester,  Springfield,  Albany,  Utica,  Syracuse,  Rochester  and 
Buffalo,  to  Chicago,  over  the  superb  Boston  &  Albany,  New  York  Central  and 
Michigan  Central  lines.  Persons  who  desire  can  join  the  party  conveniently  at  the 
cities  named  or  at  other  points.  The  train  will  reach  the  Central  station,  Chicago, 
at  3.00  P.  M.  the  following  day,  and  the  travelers  will  be  transferred  to  The  Audito- 
rium Hotel. 

The  New  York  tourists  are  to  depart  from  the  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second 
street,  via  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River  Railroad,  at  i.oo  P.  M.  Tuesday, 
April  19,  and  the  route  from  Albany  will  be  the  same  as  that  of  the  Boston 
passengers. 

Passengers  from  Philadelphia  will  leave  that  city  from  the  Reading  Terminal 
station,  corner  Twelfth  and  Market  streets,  Tuesday,  April  19,  at  9.00  A.  M.  via  the 
Philadelphia  &  Reading  and  the  Lehigh  Valley  routes. 

From  Chicago  to  Denver. 

Leaving  Chicago  Thursday  afternoon,  via  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 
Railway,  the  party  will  continue  with  a  daylight  ride  through  a  large  part  of  the  great 
State  of  Illinois.  The  Mississippi  River  is  crossed  on  a  splendid  bridge  between 
Rock  Island,  111.,  and  Davenport,  la.  Parts  of  Illinois  and  Iowa  are  crossed  at  night, 
and  Friday  morning  finds  the  traveler  approaching  the  Missouri  River,  with  the  stir- 

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ring  city  of  Kansas  City  looming  up  on  the  other  side.  This  place  lies  upon  the 
boundary  line  of  two  States — Missouri  and  Kansas  —  with  its  chief  population, 
public  buildings,  etc.,  in  the  former. 

At  Kansas  City  we  enter  upon  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway,  whose 
lines  we  shall  follow  until  our  arrival  in  Denver.  We  traverse  the  great  State  of 
Kansas  from  one  end  to  the  other,  journeying  no  less  than  486  miles  within  its 
borders.  Western  Kansas  and  Eastern  Colorado  are  given  up  largely  to  cattle-grazing. 

The  Colorado  State  line  is  reached  Saturday  morning,  and  the  railway  traverses 
an  interesting  section  of  the  Centennial  State,  with  the  Rocky  Mountains  in  plain 
sight  most  of  the  way,  the  shapely  Spanish  Peaks,  the  Culebra  Range,  the  high  sum- 
mits of  the  Greenhorn,  and  Pike's  Peak,  forming  the  chief  landmarks. 

Denver. 

Arriving  in  Denver  Saturday  forenoon,  the  elegant  Brown  Palace  Hotel  will  be 
the  headquarters  until  evening.  A  carriage  drive  in  the  afternoon  will  bring  into 
view  the  most  attractive  sections  of  this  beautiful  Western  city.  In  1860  Denver 
was  a  straggling  camp,  consisting  principally  of  log  cabins  and  tents.  The  last  cen- 
sus places  it  the  twenty-sixth  in  the  list  of  American  cities. 

Colorado  Springs. 

Leaving  Denver  in  the  evening,  Saturday,  we  return  to  Colorado  Springs,  arriving 
there  early  Sunday  morning.  Our  headquarters  in  this  beautiful  city  will  be  The 
Antlers.  Monday  morning  there  will  be  a  carriage  drive  to  the  Garden  of  the  Gods, 
near  Manitou,  and  return.  The  Garden  of  the  Gods  is  a  park -like  tract,  inclosed  by 
cliffs  and  hills,  and  scattered  about  its  surface  are  fantastically  formed  rocks  carved 
by  the  elements  in  past  ages. 


The  Royal  Gorge. 

Leaving  Colorado  Springs  about  noon,  the  next  stage  of  our  journey  will  bring 
the  magnificent  scenery  of  the  canon  of  the  Arkansas  into  view.  The  most  impres- 
sive scenery  is  found  in  the  portion  of  the  canon  known  as  the  Royal  Gorge,  seme 
ten  miles  in  length.  Mountains  of  rock  running  up  almost  perpendicularly  nearly 
half  a  mile  in  height,  and  terminating  in  dizzy  pinnacles,  seem  ready  to  fall  upon  the 
adventurous  traveler.  The  train  winds  along  the  course  of  the  narrowing  stream, 
and  its  onward  progress  seems  barred  in  a  hundred  places  by  huge  cliffs.  The 
Arkansas,  crowded  to  narrower  limits,  brawlingly  disputes  the  right  of  way  with 
the  iron  steed  ;  and  at  one  place  the  latter  finds  a  foothold  on  a  hanging  bridge. 
Over  the  Rocky  Mountains. 

Later  we  cross  the  Rocky  Mountains  at  Tennessee  Pass,  and  descend  the  western 
slope  of  the  range  through  the  Eagle  River  Canon,  the  walls  of  which  are  dotted 
with  mining  camps  and  mining  paraphernalia,  while  the  scenery  is  very  grand.  The 
last  eighteen  miles  of  the  distance  before  reaching  Glenwood  Springs  is  through  the 
magnificent  scenery  of  the  canon  of  the  Grand  River.  Here  the  mountain  walls 
shoot  up  in  towering  columns  and  gigantic  turrets,  to  a  height  of  2,000  feet. 
From  Grand  Junction,  Colo.,  our  route  is  over  the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway. 
The  Green  River  is  crossed  some  sixty  miles  north  of  its  junction  with  the  Grand 
River,  and  200  miles  west  of  Glenwood  Springs.  Passing  through  Castle  Canon, 
the  road  ascends  the  east  slope  of  the  Wahsatch  Range  by  the  side  of  the  South 
Fork  of  the  Price  River,  and  descends  the  western  side  from  Soldier  Summit,  follow- 
ing the  course  of  Clear  Creek  and  Spanish  Fork  to  Provo.  Salt  Lake  City  is  forty- 
five  miles  beyond  Provo,  and  our  train  will  be  due  there  the  evening  of  Tuesday, 
when  there  will  be  a  transfer  to  the  elegant  Hotel  Knutsford. 


Salt  Lake  City. 

Salt  Lake  City  is  beautifully  situated.  It  covers  a  wide  expanse,  and  has  a  mixed 
population  of  Mormons  and  Gentiles.  Among  the  edifices  demanding  attention  are 
the  Tabernacle  a»d  the  Temple.  The  former  is  a  vast  building,  oval  in  form,  233  by 
133  feet,  with  a  roof  seventy  feet  from  the  floor.  There  are  seats  for  8,000  persons, 
and  above  the  platform  is  a  large  organ.  The  Temple,  near  by,  which  was  begun 
April  6,  1853,  and  dedicated  just  forty  years  later,  cost  $4,000,000. 

Visitors  are  admitted  to  the  Tabernacle,  but  not  to  the  Temple.  Among  the 
other  Mormon  edifices  are  the  "  Lion,"  "  Bee  Hive,"  and  "Gardo"  houses,  built  as 
residences  by  Brigham  Young,  the  tithing  offices,  and  the  gigantic  warehouse  of 
"  Zion's  Co-operative  Mercantile  Institution,"  known  in  short  as  the  "Co-op.  Store." 
There  will  be  a  carriage  drive  through  the  most  interesting  sections  of  the  city. 

From  Salt   Lake  City  Westward. 

Leaving  Salt  Lake  City  Wednesday  afternoon,  we  proceed  thirty-six  miles  north  by 
the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway  to  Ogden,  where  we  enter  upon  the  Southern 
Pacific  Company's  line  for  the  farther  journey  to  the  Pacific  Coast.  The  scenery  along 
the  shores  of  Great  Salt  Lake  is  very  interesting.  This  remarkable  inland  sea  covers 
about  3,000  square  miles.  Promontory  Point,  where  the  last  spike  uniting  the  iron 
bands  which  had  stretched  out  from  the  Atlantic  and  from  the  Pacific  was  driven 
May  10,  1869,  is  fifty-two  miles  from  Ogden.  Near  Tecoma  the  Nevada  State  line 
is  crossed.  The  scenery  is  generally  characterized  by  bold  and  rugged  mountains, 
capped  with  snow,  and  wide  stretches  of  desert  plain.  Many  fruitful  sections,  how- 
ever, are  passed  through.  Indians,  generally  Shoshones,  or  Piutes,  are  frequently 
seen  about  the  stations. 


Across  the  Sierra  Nevada. 

We  enter  the  State  of  California  about  fifteen  miles  west  of  Reno,  and  cross  the 
magnificent  range  of  the  Sierra  Nevada.  In  the  passage  over  the  mountains  the 
traveler  is  treated  to  an  extensive  acquaintance  with  that  necessary  —  though  to  the 
sight-seer  rather  aggravating  —  device,  the  snow  shed.  These  wonderful  wooden 
tunnels  cover  over  thirty-three  miles  of  the  Central  Pacific  Railway.  At  Emigrant 
Gap,  Giant  Gap,  Blue  Canon,  and  Shady  Run,  the  scenery  is  magnificent.  Another 
very  picturesque  view  is  from  Cape  Horn,  where  the  road  rounds  a  mountain  prom- 
ontory on  a  little  shelf  2,000  feet  above  the  bed  of  the  American  River. 

There  are  many  traces  of  the  old  placer  mining,  and  of  the  more  recent  hydraulic 
process,  which  washes  away  even  the  hills  themselves. 

We  shall  be  due  in  Sacramento  Thursday  night,  and  continue  our  journey  thence 
to  Southern  California  by  way  of  Lathrop. 

The  Tehachapi  Loop. 

One  of  the  most  remarkable  triumphs  of  railway  engineering  ever  achieved  in  any 
part  of  the  world  is  found  just  north  of  Tehachapi  Summit.  A  group  of  mountain 
peaks  and  crags  belonging  to  the  terminating  southwestern  spur  of  the  Sierra  Nevada 
here  disputed  the  advance  of  the  iron  steed;  but  by  a  series  of  complex  and  bewil- 
dering curves,  and  finally,  by  actually  crossing  its  own  line  at  the  famous  "  Loop,"  a 
pathway  was  made.  We  shall  pass  the  Loop  Friday  morning.  Beyond  the  Teha- 
chapi Mountains  we  cross  the  western  section  of  the  Mojave  Desert.  At  Saugus  we 
leave  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company,  and  proceed  to  Santa  Barbara 
over  a  branch  road.  Fifteen  miles  from  Saugus  is  the  Camulos  Ranch,  the  home  of 
Helen  Hunt  Jackson's  heroine,  Ramona.  Arriving  in  Santa  Barbara,  our  head- 
quarters will  be  at  The  Arlington  until  Monday  morning. 

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Santa  Barbara. 

Santa  Barbara  is  situated  under  the  shelter  of  the  Santa  Ynez  Mountains,  and  in 
front  is  a  magnificent  ocean  beach.  The  best  preserved  of  the  old  mission  churches 
(established  Dec.  4,  1786)  stands  upon  the  mountain  slope  just  above  the  town. 
With  the  advent  of  the  iron  horse  the  picturesque  old  city  has  taken  a  new  lease  of 
life;  and  its  enterprising  citizens,  by  well-directed  public  improvements,  have  added 
greatly  to  its  attractiveness.  State  street,  the  main  thoroughfare,  has  been  converted 
into  one  of  the  finest  driveways  in  America.  On  Saturday  there  will  be  a  drive  which 
will  include  the  principal  attractions  of  this  charming  resort. 

Santa  Monica. 

Leaving  Santa  Barbara  Monday  morning,  we  shall  proceed  by  way  of  Saugus  and  Los 
Angeles  to  Santa  Monica.  This  charming  seaside  resort  is  seventeen  miles  from  Los 
Angeles.  The  Hotel  Arcadia,  of  which  F.  W.  Richardson  is  manager,  faces  the 
ocean.  There  are  delightful  drives  leading  to  numerous  canons  in  the  neighborhood, 
and  a  steam  yacht  makes  frequent  trips  around  the  bay.  The  climate  is  so  mild  that 
surf-bathing  is  indulged  in  through  the  entire  year. 

Avalon,   Santa  Catalina  Island. 

From  Santa  Monica  we  go  to  the  Hotel  Metropole,  at  Avalon,  Santa  Catalina 
Island.  About  an  hour's  ride  from  Los  Angeles  over  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's 
line  brings  us  to  San  Pedro,  where  the  steamer  of  the  Wilmington  Transportation 
Company  is  taken  for  the  short  voyage  to  the  delightful  haven  of  Avalon,  the  port 
of  Santa  Catalina  Island.  The  sojourn  at  Hotel  Metropole  will  prove  a  most 
novel  and  delightful  experience.  Avalon  lies  on  the  southeast  side  of  the  island,  in 
the  lee  of  the  ocean  mountain  range,  and  with  its  crescent-shaped  beach,  its  cottages, 

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shops,  hotels,  its  lines  of  boats  and  yachts,  with  the  mountains  rising  all  around,  pre- 
sents one  of  the  most  attractive  scenes. 

Pasadena. 

Leaving  Avalon  Wednesday  afternoon,  we  shall  proceed  to  Pasadena,  where  until 
Friday  forenoon  the  party  will  sojourn  at  Hotel  Green  or  La  Pintoresca.  Pasadena 
is  one  of  the  loveliest  towns  on  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  is  situated  in  the  northwest 
corner  of  the  San  Gabriel  valley  at  the  base  of  the  Sierra  Madre  Mountains.  During 
our  stay  in  Pasadena  there  will  be  a  carriage  drive  through  the  most  interesting 
portions  of  the  city. 

Riverside. 

Leaving  Pasadena  Friday  morning,  May  6,  we  proceed  by  way  of  San  Bernardino 
to  Riverside,  where  we  shall  sojourn  until  the  following  morning  at  the  Glenwood 
Tavern.  Riverside  is  older  than  most  of  the  valley  towns,  and  is  a  paradise  of  orange 
orchards,  vineyards  and  gardens.  Magnolia  avenue  is  a  magnificent  double  drive- 
way, divided  by  a  row  of  pepper  trees,  and  lined  for  many  miles  with  handsome  villas 
and  beautiful  gardens.  Some  of  the  finest  orange  orchards  in  California  are  in  or 
near  Riverside. 

San  Diego  and  the  Hotel  del  Coronado. 

On  leaving  Riverside  we  proceed  southward  over  the  picturesque  Southern  Cali- 
fornia line  to  San  Diego.  For  a  considerable  distance  we  are  upon  the  shore  of  the 
ocean,  along  which  are  some  charming  views.  Near  San  Juan  is  the  old  mission  of 
San  Juan  Capistrano,  in  ruins,  having  been  destroyed  by  an  earthquake  soon  after 
its  erection  in  1776.  On  arrival  at  San  Diego  there  will  be  an  omnibus  transfer  to 
the  famous  Hotel  del  Coronado,  Coronado  Beach,  crossing  the  bay  by  ferry. 


The  city  of  San  Diego,  with  the  finest  harbor  south  of  San  Francisco  Bay,  is  the 
oldest  of  the  California  mission  towns,  but,  like  Los  Angeles  and  other  Southern 
California  places,  its  present  importance  is  wholly  of  recent  growth.  The  develop- 
ment of  this  region  followed  the  building  of  the  Southern  California  Railway. 

San  Diego  lies  on  the  eastern  shore  of  San  Diego  Bay.  Between  the  bay  and  the 
Pacific  Ocean  there  is  a  narrow  tongue  of  land  which  has  been  converted  into  a  mag- 
nificent seaside  resort  by  a  wealthy  corporation  called  the  Coronado  Beach  Company. 
The  most  important  embellishment  of  all  is  the  Hotel  del  Coronado,  an  immense 
establishment  which  was  thrown  open  to  the  public  Feb.  15,  1888.  It  is  an  "all  the 
year  round  "  resort,  and  is  under  the  management  of  Mr.  A.  W.  Bailey. 

Los  Angeles. 

Leaving  San  Diego  Monday  afternoon,  the  party  will  proceed  to  Los  Angeles,  and 
the  headquarters  will  be  at  The  Westminster  or  the  Hotel  Van  Nuys.  Los  Angeles 
was  founded  in  1781,  but  its  chief  increase  in  population,  business  importance  and 
wealth  has  been  the  result  of  recent  growth.  From  a  little  collection  of  adobe  huts 
it  has  become  a  handsome  city.  With  less  than  12,000  inhabitants  in  1880,  it  has 
increased  in  population  to  nearly  100,000.  The  public  buildings  are  spacious  and 
elegant,  and  the  business  blocks  in  many  instances  imposing.  Among  the  handsome 
edifices  recently  built  are  the  Court  House,  the  Young  Men's  Christian  Association 
Building,  the  Burbank  Theatre,  the  City  Hall,  a  government  building,  the  Southern 
Pacific  Company's  Arcade  station,  and  the  Santa  Fe  system's  La  Grande  station. 
There  are  substantial  evidences  of  wealth  and  prosperity  on  every  hand. 

Parties  to  visit  the  Yosemite  Valley  will  be  made  up  during  the  stay  in  Los 
Angeles  and  will  leave  that  city  on  different  days.  Those  who  proceed  directly 
through  to  San  Francisco  will  go  May  17.  The  dates  of  departure  of  the  Yosemite 

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excursionists  will  be  made,  as  far  as  possible,  to  meet  individual  preferences.     For 
particulars  about  the  Yosemite  trip  see  pages  81-84. 

San  Francisco  and  the  Palace  Hotel. 

Leaving  Los  Angeles  Tuesday  about  noon,  we  proceed  to  San  Francisco,  and  for 
the  greater  part  of  the  way  over  the  same  line  of  travel  taken  in  our  southward 
journey  from  Sacramento.  San  Francisco  will  be  reached  the  following  morning, 
and  the  party  will  be  transferred  to  the  Palace  Hotel. 

The  metropolis  of  the  Pacific  Coast  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  cities  in  America, 
and  is  becoming  more  beautiful  and  attractive  year  by  year.  It  is  naturally  cosmo- 
politan in  character,  and  the  visitor  can  take  a  foreign  jaunt  in  miniature  by  walking 
through  certain  sections  of  the  town.  With  one  of  the  finest  harbors  on  the  globe, 
and  occupying  an  important  position  in  connection  with  the  world's  commerce,  its 
shipping  interests  are  of  vast  proportions.  The  growth  of  the  city  has  been  very 
rapid,  the  number  of  inhabitants  in  1890  being  298,997.  Oakland,  situated  just  across 
the  bay,  is  a  city  of  48,682  inhabitants.  The  Palace  Hotel  is  a  vast  establishment, 
and  in  reality  one  of  the  wonders  of  the  Pacific  Coast.  Not  only  is  it  one  of  the 
largest  hotels  in  the  world,  but  at  the  same  time  one  of  the  richest  and  most  elegant. 
In  one  edifice  it  covers  the  block  bounded  by  New  Montgomery,  Market,  Annie,  and 
Jessie  streets,  occupying  an  area  of  96,250  feet;  and  the  distance  around  its  outer 
wall  is  exactly  one  quarter  of  a  mile.  In  addition,  the  Grand  Hotel,  on  the  opposite 
corner  of  Market  and  New  Montgomery  streets,  has  been  absorbed  in  this  colossal 
hostelry.  The  hotel  is  under  the  direction  of  John  C.  Kirkpatrick,  managing 
director,  and  George  B.  Warren,  assistant  manager. 

The  chief  cable-car  lines  are  on  Market  street  and  on  thoroughfares  radiating 
therefrom,  viz.  :  Sutler,  Post,  Geary,  Powell,  McAllister,  Hayes,  Haight,  Valencia, 

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and  Castro  streets.  There  are  also  lines  on  Howard,  California,  Clay,  Jackson 
Union,  Larkin,  and  other  streets. 

Golden  Gate  Park,  a  beautiful  tract  of  1,013  acres,  reclaimed  from  the  sand  dunes," 
is  about  three  and  a  half  miles  from  the  centre  of  the  city,  and  may  be  reached  by 
several  of  the  cable-car  lines.  The  Beach,  Cliff  House,  and  Seal  Rocks  are  about 
the  same  distance  beyond  the  entrance  to  the  park,  and  may  also  be  reached  by  street- 
car lines. 

One  of  the  greatest  curiosities  in  San  Francisco  is  the  Chinese  quarter,  a  rec- 
tangular block  seven  squares  in  length  by  three  and  four  in  breadth.  It  is  near  the 
business  centre  and  only  a  few  blocks  away  from  the  palaces  of  the  railway  million- 
aires. The  cellars  are  occupied  as  shops,  factories,  or  opium  dens.  The  main 
streets  are  lined  by  the  stores  of  the  large  Chinese  merchants.  In  all  the  stores  and 
other  portions  of  the  Chinese  quarter  Eastern  visitors  are  received  with  the  greatest 

courtesy. 

Monterey  and  the  Hotel  del  Monte. 

Several  delightful  resorts  on  the  coast  and  inland,  from  50  to  125  miles  south  of 
the  Golden  Gate,  are  to  be  visited  in  a  side  trip  from  San  Francisco.  We  first  go  to 
Monterey,  125  miles  distant.  This  is  one  of  the  most  interesting  of  the  old  Spanish 
towns  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  It  was  California's  first  capital,  but  it  was  not  until  1880 
that  it  became  a  fashionable  watering-place. 

The  site  selected  for  the  famous  Hotel  del  Monte  was  in  a  stately  grove  of  pine, 
oak  and  cedar,  the  trees  being  sufficiently  scattered  to  admit  of  the  adornment  of  the 
grounds  by  means  of  driveways,  footpaths,  lawns,  and  beds  of  flowers.  A  plat  of 
126  acres  was  set  aside  and  inclosed  as  the  hotel  grounds,  while  7,000  acres  more  were 
purchased  for  other  purposes.  The  general  design  includes  a  central  edifice,  with 

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two  extensive  wings  or  annexes,  connected  with  the  central  structure  by  arcades, 
^vhich  extend  in  semi-circular  form  on  each  side.  The  verandas  are  very  spacious, 
and  the  profusion  of  flowers  about  the  house  makes  it  especially  attractive.  The 
hotel  is  under  the  personal  supervision  and  management  of  Georg  Schonewald. 

Santa  Cruz. 

Leaving  the  Hotel  del  Monte  Wednesday  morning,  the  party  will  proceed  to  Santa 
Cruz,  via  Pajaro.  There  will  be  a  carriage  drive,  visiting  the  beautiful  beach  and  the 
cliffs.  In  places  the  cliffs  are  very  abrupt,  and  the  sea  has  carved  them  into  grottoes, 
natural  bridges,  and  curiously-formed  towers.  Lunch  will  be  provided  at  the  Sea 
Beach  Hotel,  and  at  1.45  P.  M.  the  party  will  proceed  to  San  Jose  on  the  narrow- 
gauge  division  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  line,  halting  to  see  the  "  Big 
Trees,"  a  group  of  giant  redwoods,  some  six  miles  from  Santa  Cruz.  These  trees 
are  the  Sequoia  sempervirens  of  the  botanist,  and  the  largest  one  is  said  to  be  366 
feet  high  and  20  feet  in  diameter.  On  our  arrival  in  San  Jose,  we  shall  transfer  to 
the  Hotel  Vendome. 

San  Jose  and  the  Hotel  Vendome. 

One  of  the  handsomest  and  most  enterprising  cities  of  California  is  San  Jose, 
which  is  about  fifty  miles  south  of  San  Francisco  in  the  beautiful  Santa  Clara  Valley 
of  the  North.  With  a  population  of  about  20,000,  San  Jose  is  nevertheless  a  city 
of  gardens,  orchards,  and  vineyards.  It  is  one  of  the  great  centres  of  the  cherry 
culture.  The  elegant  Hotel  Vendome  occupies  a  square  of  twelve  acres  in  the 
prettiest  part  of  the  city,  and  is  under  the  management  of  George  P.  Snell. 
Mount  Hamilton  and  the  Lick  Observatory. 

The  party  will  make  an  excursion  by  stage  from  San  Jose  to  the  summit  of  Mount 
Hamilton,  the  site  of  the  Lick  Observatory.  The  elevation  of  the  observatory  is 


4,209  feet  above  the  sea  level.  The  air-line  distance  between  the  two  points  is  only 
thirteen  miles,  but  the  road  is  twenty-six  miles  in  length.  It  is  a  remarkable  piece  of 
engineering,  and  the  drive  is  a  constant  source  of  delight. 

The  observatory  was  founded  by  Mr.  James  Lick,  and  is  one  of  the  most  complete 
in  the  world.  It  contains,  with  other  treasures  of  science,  one  of  the  world's  greatest 
telescopes.  The  observatory  is  under  the  direction  of  Professor  Edward  S.  Holden. 

San  Rafael. 

Leaving  San  Jose  Friday  afternoon  the  party  will  proceed  northward  by  way  of 
Niles  and  Oakland  to  San  Rafael.  This  charming  place  is  fifteen  miles  from  San 
Francisco  —  six  miles  northward  across  the  beautiful  bay,  and  the  remainder  of 
the  distance  over  the  San  Francisco  &  North  Pacific  Railway  line.  It  has  long 
been  a  favorite  abiding-place  of  wealthy  San  Francisco  business  men,  who  have 
dotted  its  fair  expanse  with  gardens,  vineyards,  and  beautiful  villas.  The  Hotel 
Rafael  occupies  a  commanding  position  in  the  outskirts  of  the  village,  and  is  con- 
ducted by  R.  H.  Warfield.  This  hotel  will  be  our  headquarters  until  Saturday 
afternoon,  when  there  will  be  a  return  to  the  Palace  Hotel  in  San  Francisco. 

From  San  Francisco  to  Portland. 

The  journey  from  California  to  Oregon  will  be  made  over  the  Southern  Pacific 
Company's  Mount  Shasta  line.  This  is  an  all-rail  route,  which  extends  through  the 
Sacramento  Valley,  over  the  Siskiyou  Mountains,  and  down  through  the  Rogue? 
Umpqua,  and  Willamette  valleys  of  Oregon.  Leaving  San  Francisco  Monday  even- 
ing, May  30,  by  the  Oakland  ferry,  the  party  will  proceed  to  Oakland  Pier,  where  a 
train  of  Pullman  palace  cars  will  be  in  waiting. 


The  following  morning  finds  us  in  the  picturesque  valley  of  the  upper  Sacramento, 
and  approaching  noble  Mount  Shasta.  Its  slopes  are  covered  with  glistening  snow 
far  down  from  its  shapely  summit ;  and  as  it  stands  out  almost  solitary  and  alone,  its 
height  and  massiveness  are  all  the  more  impressive.  The  railway  strikes  across  to 
the  Siskiyou  range,  first  descending  to  and  crossing  the  Klamath  River.  Not  far 
north  of  the  Klamath  we  cross  the  line  into  Oregon,  and  soon  after  dive  into  the 
Siskiyou  Tunnel,  losing  sight  of  the  great  California  mountain.  On  the  north  side 
of  the  range  we  descend  into  the  charming  valley  of  the  Rogue  River,  a  region  of 
rich  farms.  Further  north  is  the  valley  of  the  Umpqua  River,  and  thence  we  cross 
to  the  valley  of  the  Willamette,  which  we  descend  for  nearly  200  miles  to  Portland. 

Portland. 

Arriving  in  Portland  Wednesday  morning,  there  will  be  an  omnibus  transfer  to  the 
magnificent  hotel,  The  Portland.  This  establishment  is  one  of  the  finest  hotels  on 
the  Pacific  Coast.  It  occupies  a  whole  square  in  one  of  the  pleasantest  sections  of 
the  city,  and  H.  C.  Bowers  is  the  manager. 

Portland  has  progressed  rapidly  within  the  past  few  years.  The  business  thorough- 
fares are  lined  with  fine  edifices,  and  many  of  the  residences  on  the  upper  streets  are 
very  tasteful  as  well  as  elegant  and  costly.  From  the  slopes  back  of  the  city  the 
views  are  magnificent.  Mount  Hood  is  the  dominant  feature  in  the  landscape,  while 
Mount  St.  Helens  and  other  mountains  are  also  in  sight.  There  will  be  a  carriage 
drive  through  the  finest  portions  of  the  city,  and  to  the  heights  above. 

From  Portland  to  Tacoma. 

The  journey  from  Portland  to  Tacoma,  a  distance  of  144  miles,  will  be  made  over 
the  Northern  Pacific  Railway,  Friday,  June  3.  Lunch  will  be  served  en  route  in  the 


palace  dining  car  of  this  line,  and  on  arrival  at  Tacoma  the  party  will  transfer  to  The 
Tacoma,  where  dinner  will  be  served.  Our  inspection  of  Tacoma  and  Seattle  will  be 
deferred  until  our  return  from  Alaska. 

The  Alaska  Voyage. 

There  will  be  a  transfer  Friday  evening  from  the  hotel  to  the  wharf,  where  we 
shall  go  on  board  the  Alaska  steamer,  the  "  Queen,"  which  is  to  be  our  home  during 
the  coming  ten  days.  This  vessel  is  the  finest  of  the  Pacific  Coast  Steamship  Com- 
pany's fleet.  The  "  Queen,"  already  one  of  the  most  staunch,  comfortable,  and  best 
appointed  vessels  in  the  Pacific  Coast  service,  has  been  put  in  the  best  possible 
condition  for  Alaska  tourist  travel ;  and  the  fact  that  she  is  to  visit  all  the  attrac- 
tive points  upon  the  Alaska  route,  will  make  the  trip  enjoyable  in  the  fullest  degree. 

Puget  Sound. 

The  first  part  of  the  voyage  lies  through  the  waters  of  picturesque  Puget  Sound. 
This  body  of  water  has  an  area  of  2,000  square  miles,  with  an  irregular  shore  line  of 
1,594  miles.  The  shores  of  the  sound  are  in  many  places  abrupt,  and  high  moun- 
tains seem  to  environ  this  beautiful  body  of  water.  At  the  head  of  the  broad 
peninsula  west  of  the  sound,  extending  towards  the  Strait  of  Juan  de  Fuca,  is  the 
Olympic  range  of  mountains,  from  6,000  to  upwards  of  8,000  feet  in  height.  The 
"  Queen  "  touches  at  Port  Townsend  and  Victoria  both  going  and  returning,  and  there 
will  probably  be  a  stay  of  several  hours  at  the  latter  place.  Northward  of  Puget 
Sound,  and  extending  to  the  Gulf  of  Georgia,  lies  Washington  Sound.  In  this 
region  are  San  Juan,  Orcas,  Fidalgo,  Lopez,  and  many  lesser  islands  belonging  to 
the  same  group. 


Along  the  East  Coast  of  Vancouver  Island. 

Vancouver  Island  stretches  along  the  coast  of  British  Columbia  200  miles,  in  a 
northwesterly  direction,  and  our  course  lies  through  the  inward  channels  and  straits. 
From  Victoria  we  turn  northward  through  Haro  Strait.  The  view  from  the  steamer's 
deck  is  superb.  Mount  Baker,  the  noble  Olympic  range,  and  hundreds  of  other  peaks 
may  be  seen ;  while  the  picturesque  shores  of  the  archipelago  through  which  we  are 
passing  form  ever-changing  visions  of  beauty.  Emerging  from  Haro  Strait,  we  are 
for  a  time  in  the  broader  waters  of  the  Strait  of  Georgia,  and  skirting  Galiano, 
Valdes,  and  Gabriola  islands,  which  lie  along  the  coast  of  Vancouver. 

We  continue  through  the  Strait  of  Georgia,  which  narrows  when  Lasqueti  and 
Texada  islands  are  reached.  Long  lines  of  snow  peaks,  tossed  into  fantastic  forms 
and  gleaming  in  the  declining  sun  like  silver  and  gold,  fill  the  eastern  horizon.  There 
is  a  series  of  wonderful  fjords  north  of  Burrard  Inlet,  known  successively  as  Howe 
Sound,  Jervis  Inlet,  Desolation  Sound,  Toba,  Bute,  Loughborough,  Knight,  King- 
combe,  Seymour,  and  Belize  inlets.  These  are  invariably  lined  with  high  mountains, 
the  waters  at  their  foot  being  of  untold  depths.  The  whole  region  is  uninhabited 
except  by  a  few  scattered  Indian  tribes,  and  no  signs  of  human  life  are  discernible 
except  around  a  few  saw-mills,  salmon  canneries,  and  two  or  three  native  villages. 

Johnstone  Strait  is  fifty-five  miles  in  length,  and  is  succeeded  by  a  lesser  stretch  of 
water  called  Broughton  Strait,  which  lies  between  Vancouver  and  Malcolm  islands. 
On  Cormorant  Island,  opposite  the  Nimkeesh  River,  is  the  Indian  village  of  Alert 
Bay,  and  also  a  cannery.  At  the  south  extremity  of  the  town  is  a  native  burial 
ground,  where  the  graves  are  quaintly  decorated  with  flags  and  rude  carvings. 
These  Indians  are  mainly  of  the  Nimkeesh  tribe.  The  conical  peak  seen  on  Van- 
couver Island,  and  long  visible,  is  Mount  Holdsworth.  When  the  open  water  is 

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reached  north  of   Broughton  Strait,  Fort  Rupert,  an  old  Hudson   Bay  Company's 
post,  and  now  an  Indian  agency,  is  seen  on  the  left. 

Above  Vancouver  Island. 

We  now  leave  Vancouver  Island,  its  northern  and  northwesternmost  capes,  Com- 
merell  and  Scott,  with  the  string  of  Scott  Islands,  being  seen  at  the  left  after  Queen 
Charlotte's  Sound  is  entered.  The  vessel  soon  passes  from  Queen  Charlotte's 
Sound  under  the  lee  of  Calvert  Island,  and  enters  the  landlocked  channel  of  Fitz- 
hugh  Sound.  As  we  approach  the  northern  extremity  of  the  sound,  the  scenery 
increases  in  grandeur,  the  lesser  and  nearer  hills  being  clothed  to  their  summits  with 
coniferous  trees,  while  the  more  distant  elevations  are  covered  with  snow.  On  the 
shores  of  Campbell  Island,  at  McLaughlin's  Bay,  is  the  Indian  town  of  Bella-Bella, 
and  near  it  are  some  curiously  adorned  graves  of  the  natives.  Through  Lama 
Passage  we  enter  Seaforth  Channel,  with  its  multitude  of  picturesque  islands. 

A  prominent  object  seen  on  the  approach  to  Milbank  Sound  is  Helmet  Peak,  on 
Lake  Island ;  and  another  farther  north  is  Stripe  Mountain,  on  Dowager  Island.  The 
latter  is  marked  by  a  great  land-slip  down  its  southwest  face.  Leaving  Jorkins' 
Point,  the  southern  extremity  of  Princess  Royal  Island,  to  our  left,  we  continue 
northward  through  Finlayson  Channel.  The  bold  shores  of  this  picturesque  water 
way  are  densely  wooded,  while  waterfalls  of  great  height  add  a  new  element  of  beauty 
to  the  scenery.  A  contraction  of  the  channel,  known  for  twenty  miles  as  Graham 
Reach,  and  for  the  next  ten  miles  as  Fraser  Reach,  brings  us  to  the  northern  end  of 
Princess  Royal  Island,  where  we  turn  westward  through  McKay  Reach  into  Wright 
Sound. 

Grenville  Channel,  which  is  entered  from  Wright  Sound,  is  for  fully  fifty  miles  as 
straight  as  an  arrow,  and  presents  fresh  scenes  of  wonderful  beauty  and  sublimity  — 

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mountains  several  thousand  feet  in  height,  which  no  man  has  ever  visited  and  as  yet 
unnamed;  cascades  which  seem  to  tumble  from  the  sky  itself,  and  densely  wooded 
shores  where  solitude  reigns  supreme.  Then  come  Arthur  Passage  and  Malacca 
Passage,  through  which  we  enter  the  broad  waters  of  Chatham  Sound.  We  pass 
Old  Metlakahtla, —  the  scene  of  Mr.  William  Duncan's  early  labors,  successes,  and 
struggles, —  and  Port  Simpson,  an  important  post  of  the  Hudson  Bay  Company,  on 
the  right.  Continuing  northward  through  Chatham  Sound,  there  are  many  fine  views 
of  distant  mountain  ranges. 

Alaska. 

Leaving  the  picturesque  Portland  Inlet  on  our  right,  into  which  enter  the  Nass 
River,  Observatory  Inlet,  and  Portland  Canal,  we  soon  cross,  in  latitude  54  degrees 
40  minutes,  the  boundary  line  between  British  Columbia  and  Alaska. 

That  the  area  of  Alaska  is  vast,  is  a  well-known  fact ;  but  few  persons  realize  that 
it  is  nearly  one  sixth  as  large  as  the  entire  United  States,  and  more  than  one  seventh 
as  large  as  the  whole  of  Europe.  England,  Ireland,  Scotland,  and  Wales,  together 
with  Prussia,  Spain,  and  Italy,  might  all  be  placed  within  its  borders,  with  an  area  to 
spare,  for  Alaska  covers  no  less  than  580,107  square  miles.  The  island  of  Attu,  the 
farthest  of  the  Aleutian  Chain,  is  as  far  west  of  San  Francisco  as  Bangor  is  east  of 
it,  and,  in  fact,  2,090  miles  west  of  Sitka.  It  is  as  far  from  the  northern  to  the 
southern  point  of  Alaska  as  from  Maine  to  Florida,  and  as  far  from  its  eastern 
boundary  to  its  westernmost  as  from  Washington  to  California.  It  contains  the 
highest  mountains  on  the  North  American  Continent,  save  Orizaba,  in  Mexico.  Its 
great  river,  the  Yukon,  computed  to  be  not  less  than  3,000  miles  long,  is  navigable 
for  2,000  miles. 


One  of  the  most  popular  errors  extant  about  Alaska  has  reference  to  its  climate. 
The  winters  of  northern  and  interior  Alaska  are  undoubtedly  very  severe ;  but  the 
coast  south  of  the  Aleutian  Islands  being  under  the  influence  of  the  Kurisiwo,  or 
Black  Current  of  Japan,  possesses  in  reality  a  mild  climate. 

The  native  population  of  Alaska,  with  the  exceotion  of  a  single  tribe, —  the  Tinnehs, 
found  in  the  interior, —  estimated  by  the  census  reports  of  1890  at  something  over 
23,000  altogether,  is  not  of  Indian  origin.  Whether  Mongolian,  Aztec,  or  both, 
remains  to  be  proven.  Persons  who  have  devoted  attention  to  the  subject  have 
found  much  in  the  language,  customs,  and  arts  of  the  Haidas,  to  support  the  Aztec 
theory,  while  there  is  also  much  to  suggest  Japanese  or  Chinese  origin.  According  to 
the  census  reports,  there  are  five  distinct  tribes,  viz. :  the  Innuit,  the  Aleuts,  the  Tin- 
nehs, the  Thlinkets  and  the  Haidas.  Those  mostly  seen  by  the  tourists  are  Thlink- 
ets,  but  at  Wrangel  there  are  likely  to  be  some  Haidas.  The  white  population  of 
the  Territory  in  1890  was  only  4,303  —  3,860  males  and  443  females. 

The  United  States  paid  Russia  the  sum  of  $7,200,000  for  the  country  in  1868.  The 
seal  catch  alone  has  returned  a  good  rate  of  interest  on  this  expenditure.  The  fish- 
eries are  valued  at  $3,000,000  a  year,  and  the  gold  production  is  large  and  of  growing 
importance.  Some  forty  salmon  canneries  are  in  operation  during  the  season,  giving 
employment  to  2,000  white  laborers,  2,500  Chinese,  mostly  skilled  workmen,  and  1,500 
natives,  most  of  them  fishermen.  For  the  production  of  gold,  many  mining  districts 
have  been  organized.  There  are  sixteen  mills  for  crushing  ore  in  the  Territory, 
with  550  stamps,  and  placer  mining  continues  active.  So  far  from  being  a  barren, 
bleak,  untenable  country,  as  the  opponents  of  the  purchase  scheme  so  strongly 
contended,  Alaska  is  likely  to  become  one  of  the  richest  parts  of  our  national 
domain. 


Along  the  Alaskan  Coast. 

In  entering  Alaska  from  British  Columbian  waters,  the  voyager  crosses  Dixon 
Entrance.  One  of  the  first  points  of  land  seen  jutting  into  American  waters  is  Cape 
Fox,  so  named  by  Vancouver.  From  Dixon  Entrance  we  course  northward  through 
Clarence  Strait,  which  is  over  100  miles  long  and  nowhere  less  than  four  miles  in 
width.  Throughout  the  whole  of  Clarence  Strait  we  have  the  great  Prince  of  Wales 
Island  on  the  West.  At  Port  Chester,  on  Annette  Island,  Mr.  Duncan  has  founded 
the  new  Metlakahtla,  and  is  rapidly  building  up  a  substantial  town. 

Fort  Wrangel. 

After  passing  Etoline,  Zarembo,  and  some  lesser  islands,  and  emerging  from  Clar- 
ence Strait,  we  reach  Fort  Wrangel,  an  old  Russian  Settlement  that  stands  at  the 
head  of  Wrangel  Island.  The  place  is  interesting  to  the  stranger  as  possessing  the 
best  display  of  totem  poles  he  is  likely  to  see.  The  natives  are  divided  into  families, 
or  clans,  of  which  the  Raven,  the  Wolf,  the  Whale,  and  the  Eagle  are  the  chief  repre- 
sentatives, and,  as  tradition  relates,  the  progenitors.  Thus  the  representation  of  these 
animals  or  birds,  with  their  commingling  in  case  of  inter-marriages  becomes  a  sort 
of  family  crest.  It  was  also  customary  to  ornament  the  top  of  the  totem  pole  with  a 
figure  wearing  a  tyhee  hat,  in  case  the  householder  was  a  chief,  and  upon  this  would 
be  cut  a  series  of  rings, corresponding  with  the  number  of  "pot-latches"  (a  feast  with 
gifts)  with  which  the  inmate  had  honored  his  friends.  Silver  bracelets  and  bangles, 
carved  horn  spoons  (now  becoming  rare),Chilkaht  blankets,  and  black  stone  carvings 
are  the  curios  mostly  sought  after  by  tourists  throughout  Alaska  and  at  British 
Columbian  ports.  The  spoons  are  made  from  the  horn  of  the  mountain  goat. 

The  Alaskans  have  many  strange  customs,  one  of  which  is  for  the  young  women  to 
besmear  their  faces  with  a  hideous  black  paint.  Another  is  the  wearing  of  the  labrette, 

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a  silver,  ivory,  bone,  or  wooden  ornament  that  is  thrust  through  the  under  lip.     A 
Thlinket  woman  is  not  always  an  object  of  beauty  under  favoring  circumstances,  and 
certainly  a  blackened  face  and  a  labrette  do  not  serve  to  make  her  look  anywise  pret- 
tier.    There  are  at  Wrangel  a  flourishing  school  and  mission. 
Northward   from    Fort    Wrangel. 

Resuming  the  voyage,  we  turn  westward  from  Fort  Wrangel,  and  entering  Wran- 
gel Narrows,  steam  northward  and  out  through  the  mouth  of  Souchoi  Channel  into 
Prince  Frederick's  Sound.  On  emerging  from  the  Narrows  new  visions  of  grandeur 
await  our  wondering  gaze.  A  range  of  high  mountains  is  seen  upon  the  opposite 
shore,  and  from  one  of  the  elevations  rises  a  remarkable  monolith  called  the  Devil's 
Thumb.  In  one  place  a  huge  glacier  pours  its  frozen  flood  nearly  down  to  the  sea. 
Leaving  Prince  Frederick's  Sound,  we  sail  northward  through  Stephen's  passage, 
which  has  for  the  greater  part  the  mainland  on  the  right,  and  Admiralty  Island  on 
the  left,  as  its  boundaries. 

Taku  Inlet  and  Its  Glaciers. 

Meanwhile  we  pass  Holkham  Bay,  and  Taku  Inlet, a  great  fjord  entering  from  the 
east,  where  there  are  glaciers  running  down  to  the  water's  edge.  The  captain  is 
accustomed  to  enter  Taku  Inlet,  and  to  obtain  a  supply  of  ice  for  the  ship  at  first 
hand.  The  glacier  at  the  head  of  the  inlet  is  magnificent,  with  a  perpendicular  wall 
of  ice  upwards  of  100  feet  high.  The  spectacle  here  presented  is  hardly  inferior  to 
that  of  the  Muir  Glacier  farther  north. 

Juneau  and  the  Gold  Mines  on  Douglas  Island. 

Leaving  Taku  Inlet  to  the  right,  we  ascend  Gastineaux  Channel,  and  soon  reach 
the  mining  town  of  Juneau,  the  most  populous  settlement  in  all  Alaska.  Here,  on  a 

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narrow  strip  of  land,  at  the  foot  of  a  deep  ravine  flanked  by  precipitous  mountains, 
is  a  cluster  of  white  houses.  Half  a  mile  away,  and  reached  by  a  muddy  footpath, 
is  an  Auk  village.  A  few  miles  back  of  Juneau  lies  the  Silver  Bow  mining  basin; 
and  on  the  opposite  side  of  the  narrow  channel  is  the  famous  Treadwell  gold  mine. 
The  surroundings  of  Juneau  are  very  picturesque.  At  the  Treadwell  Mine,  on 
Douglas  Island,  is  a  crushing  mill  of  240  stamps,  one  of  the  largest  in  the  world. 
At  the  Treadwell  Mine  the  ore  actually  in  sight  is  estimated  to  be  worth  five  times 
the  sum  the  United  States  paid  for  the  entire  Territory. 

Northward  again  and  up  Lynn  Canal. 

From  Juneau,  our  steamer  returns  to  St.  Stephen's  Passage  before  proceeding 
northward.  We  soon  reach  Lynn  Canal,  a  remarkable  fjord  that  extends  sixty  miles 
directly  north  into  the  mountains,  there  terminating  in  two  forks,  named  respectively 
the  Chilkaht  and  Chilkoot  inlets.  High  mountains  line  the  shores,  and  no  less  than 
nineteen  glaciers  pour  their  icy  floods  down  their  sides.  Two  of  these,  the  Eagle 
Glacier  and  the  Davidson  Glacier  —  the  latter  on  the  west,  near  the  head  of  the 
channel  —  are  especially  notable.  As  we  sail  in  front,  the  lower  slopes  of  the  glacier 
are  screened  by  a  growth  of  trees  that  has  sprung  up  on  its  terminal  moraine.  Above 
the  trees,  it  is  seen  pouring  down  through  a  rocky  gorge,  below  which  it  spreads  out 
like  a  fan  to  the  breadth  of  three  miles. 

The  Great  Muir  Glacier,  in  Glacier  Bay. 

We  now  turn  our  attention  to  the  crowning  glory  of  this  veritable  wonderland  — 
the  great  Muir  Glacier.  This  is  reached  by  retracing  the  way  southward  through 
Lynn  Canal  to  the  point  where  its  waters  mingle  with  those  of  Cross  Sound  or  Icy 
Strait,  from  whence  we  turn  northwestward  into  Glacier  Bay.  Willoughby  Island, 

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near  the  middle  of  the  bay,  is  a  bare1  rock,  about  two  miles  long  and  1,500  feet  high, 
showing  glacial  furrows  and  polished  surfaces  from  the  bottom  to  the  top.  The 
Muir  Glacier  enters  an  inlet  of  the  same  name,  near  the  head  of  the  bay,  in  latitude 
58  degrees  50  minutes  north,  and  longitude  136  degrees  40  minutes  west  of  Green- 
wich. It  was  named  for  Professor  John  Muir,  the  Pacific  Coast  geologist.  The 
glacier  enters  the  sea  with  a  gigantic  front  two  or  three  hundred  feet  above  the  water 
and  a  mile  wide.  Imagine  a  wall  of  blue  ice  splintered  into  columns,  spires,  and 
huge  crystal  masses,  with  grottoes,  crevices,  and  recesses,  higher  than  Bunker  Hill 
Monument,  and  of  such  far-reaching  extent !  It  is  a  spectacle  that  is  strangely 
beautiful  in  its  variety  of  form  and  depth  of  color,  and  at  the  same  time  awful  in  its 
grandeur  and  suggestion  of  power.  There  are  mountains  each  side  of  the  glacier. 
High  up  on  the  bare  walls  are  seen  the  scored  and  polished  surfaces  produced  by 
glacial  action,  indicating  that  once  the  ice  stream  was  thousands  of  feet  thick.  The 
steamer  generally  approaches  the  glacier  front  to  within  a  safe  distance,  near  enough, 
however,  for  a  close  examination  of  its  formidable  wall,  and  there  is  also  time  for  a 
landing  and  a  limited  exploration  of  its  surface  and  surroundings. 

Sitka. 

Leaving  Glacier  Bay  with  reluctance,  we  shall  steam  away  for  Sitka,  the  capital  of 
Alaska.  Sitka  is  on  the  western  shore  of  Baranoff  Island,  inside  Kruzoff  Island.  It 
is  very  picturesquely  situated,  with  a  noble  background  of  mountains,  while  the  bay 
is  dotted  with  scores  of  beautiful  green  islands. 

It  was  founded  in  1804  by  Baron  Baranoff,  the  first  Russian  Governor  of  Russian 
America.  There  are  many  reminders  of  Russian  occupation,  the  chief  of  which  is 
the  Greek  Church.  Several  other  large  structures,  built  during  Russian  occupancy, 

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remain,  and  serve  for  barracks,  court  rooms,  etcl  The  principal  street  of  the  town 
extends  from  the  wharf  to  the  Greek  Church,  and  then,  bending  around  the  corner 
of  that  notable  edifice,  winds  along  the  beach  to  the  Presbyterian  Mission. 

A  little  square  at  the  left  of  the  main  street  near  the  water  —  beyond  which  is  the 
modest  residence  of  the  Governor  of  the  Territory  —  was  once  a  Russian  shipyard. 
Stretching  along  the  shore  to  the  left  is  the  native  town  or  rancheric,  where  800  to 
1,000  Sitkans  live  in  the  peculiar  kind  of  frame  houses  common  to  other  parts  of 
Southern  Alaska.  The  Greek  Church,  with  its  green  roof  and  bulging  spire,  is  the 
most  picturesque  edifice  in  the  town,  and  is  one  of  the  chief  centres  of  attraction. 
The  Presbyterian  Mission,  established  in  1877  by  Rev.  Sheldon  Jackson,  D.  D.,  and 
Mrs.  A.  R.  McFarland,  and  now  under  the  charge  of  Rev.  Alonzo  E.  Austin,  is  the 
largest  in  Alaska. 

The  Return  Trip. 

Sitka  is  accounted  the  end  of  the  northward  voyage,  although  situated  many  miles 
south  of  Glacier  Bay.  We  have  yet  nearly  1,000  miles  of  water  passage  to  accom- 
plish before  again  reaching  Puget  Sound.  The  track  will  be  in  the  main  over  the 
same  magnificent  course  we  have  come,  with  the  omission  of  the  more  northward 
portion.  There  will  perhaps  be  landings  at  several  points,  although  this  is  not  cer- 
tain ;  and  the  trip  will  possess  fresh  interest  from  the  fact  that  much  of  the  scenery 
missed  in  the  night  during  the  northbound  passage  will  now  be  visible. 

Victoria,  B.  C. 

Returning  once  more  to  Puget  Sound  the  steamer  touches  again  at  Victoria,  the 
capital  of  British  Columbia.  Victoria  is  a  beautiful  city  of  about  22,000  inhabitants, 
charmingly  situated  at  the  southeastern  extremity  of*  Vancouver  Island.  The  com- 
mercial importance  of  British  Columbia  is  gaining  and  centres  largely  at  Victoria, 

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the  export  trade  of  the  port  amounting  to  some  $6,000,000  annually.  The  Alaska 
steamers  lie  at  the  outer  wharf,  from  which  a  street-car  line  leads  to  the  centre  of 
the  city. 

Port  Townsend. 

After  leaving  Victoria,  the  "  Queen  "  will  continue  on  to  the  American  ports  on 
Puget  Sound,  the  first  of  which  is  Port  Townsend,  situated  at  the  head  of  the  Strait 
of  Juan  de  Fuca,  and  until  recently  the  port  of  entry  for  the  whole  Puget  Sound  dis- 
trict. From  Port  Townsend  the  steamer  proceeds  to  Seattle  and  Tacoma,  where  it 
is  expected  that  the  party  will  arrive  not  later  than  Tuesday,  June  14. 

Tacoma. 

The  beautiful  city  of  Tacoma,  situated  at  the  head  of  Commencement  Bay,  had 
scarcely  an  existence  a  score  of  years  ago.  In  1880  the  number  of  inhabitants  was 
1,098.  In  1890  it  was  36,006.  Its  manufacturing  interests  are  large  and  constantly 
increasing.  The  city  occupies  a  high  bluff,  overlooking  the  sound  and  the  Puyallup 
Valley,  at  the  head  of  which  stands  the  giant  snow  peak  of  Mount  Rainier.  During 
the  visit  to  Tacoma  the  party  will  make  its  headquarters  at  The  Tacoma. 

Seattle. 

Seattle  is  a  remarkable  city  that  has  been  built  up  on  the  east  shore  of  the  sound. 
With  a  population  of  42,837  in  1890  against  3,533  in  1880,  the  city  is  already  one  of 
the  leading  Pacific  Coast  points,  and  its  many  interests  are  constantly  increasing  in 
importance.  Seattle  is  charmingly  situated  between  the  waters  of  Elliot  Bay  and 
Lake  Washington,  a  body  of  fresh  water  thirty  miles  in  length.  The  leading  hotel 
is  The  Rainier-Grand. 

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Eastward  over  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway. 

The  homeward  journey  is  to  be  made  over  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway.  Nine- 
teen miles  east  of  Spokane,  the  boundary  line  between  Washington  and  the  new 
State  of  Idaho  is  crossed.  The  Northern  Pacific  Railway  traverses  a  very  narrow 
strip  of  the  northern  part  of  the  last-named  State,  the  distance  from  the  western  bor- 
der to  the  eastern  being  about  seventy-eight  miles  only.  Near  Clark's  Fork  station, 
we  pass  out  of  Idaho  and  into  the  State  of  Montana,  which  is  very  nearly  as  large  as 
the  great  States  of  New  York,  Pennsylvania  and  Illinois  combined.  There  are  in 
Montana  nearly  40,000,000  acres  of  grazing  lands,  and  16,000,000  which  are  suitable 
for  farming,  in  addition  to  its  vast  wealth  in  mines.  Missoula,  the  county  seat  of 
Missoula  County,  is  beautifully  situated  at  the  western  gateway  of  the  Rocky  Moun- 
tains. It  was  formerly  an  isolated  and  remote  frontier  post,  but  the  railroad  has 
made  it  a  stirring  town. 

The  Rocky  Mountains  are  crossed  just  west  of  Helena,  and  at  Livingston  we  leave 
the  main  line  for  a  tour  through  the  Yellowstone  National  Park. 
The  Yellowstone  National  Park. 

The  reservation  known  as  the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  set  apart  for  public 
uses  by  an  Act  of  Congress  passed  in  1872,  originally  covered  a  tract  of  about  65 
miles  in  length  from  north  to  south,  and  about  55  miles  in  width  from  east  to  west, 
lying  chiefly  in  Northwestern  Wyoming,  and  overlapping,  to  a  small  extent,  the  bound- 
ary of  Montana  on  the  north,  and  of  Idaho  on  the  west.  This  gave  an  area  of  about 
3,575  square  miles.  To  this  was  added,  in  1891,  a  forest  reservation  of  nearly  2,000 
square  miles,  comprising  the  country  adjacent  to  the  former  park  on  the  south  and 
east.  Thus  the  area  of  the  national  reservation  has  been  extended  eight  miles  south 
and  about  twenty-four  miles  east. 

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In  1871  Dr.  F.  V.  Hayden  made  his  preliminary  survey,  the  report  of  which 
prompted  Congress  to  set  aside  the  tract  as  a  public  park.  Since  that  time  Dr. 
Hayden  and  his  assistants  have  made  further  surveys  of  the  region,  and  his  twelfth 
annual  report,  for  1878  (issued  in  1883),  gives  the  fullest  information  about  the  park 
yet  published.  For  several  years  Mr.  Arnold  Hague,  with  a  corps  of  scientific  assist- 
ants, was  engaged  making  a  series  of  careful  surveys  of  the  region.  "The  number 
of  geysers,  hot  springs,  mud  pots,  and  paint  pots,"  said  Mr.  Hague  in  1887,  "exceeds 
3,500;  and  if  to  these  be  added  the  fumaroles  and  solfutaras,  the  number  of  active 
vents  would  probably  be  doubled."  The  same  authority  enumerates  seventy-five 
active  geysers  in  the  four  principal  basins. 

The  park  is  under  the  care  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Interior,  and  the  present  efficient 
superintendent  is  Colonel  S.  B.  M.  Young,  of  the  United  States  Cavalry.  The 
regulations  against  the  marring  or  removal  of  geyser  or  hot  spring  deposits  are 
necessarily  strict,  and  are  impartially  enforced. 

Mammoth  Hot  Springs. 

We  first  visit  the  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  before  setting  out  for  the  stage  journey 
through  the  further  marvels  of  this  most  fascinating  and  wonderful  region. 

The  springs  have  built  up  a  series  of  remarkable  terraces  on  the  west  side  of  a  little 
plateau,  or  basin,  1,000  feet  above  the  Gardiner  River,  into  which  their  waters  flow. 
The  whole  plateau  and  the  steep  slopes  extending  down  to  the  river  are  mainly  com- 
posed of  carbonate  of  lime  deposits,  resulting  from  springs  now  extinct.  There  are 
no  active  geysers  at  the  present  time  in  this  basin.  The  principal  objects  of  interest 
are  the  Liberty  Cap  and  Thumb ;  the  active  springs,  Pulpit  Basins,  Marble  Basins, 
and  Blue  Springs,  on  the  main  terrace;  and  Cleopatra's  Bowl,  Cupid's  Cave,  and  the 
Orange  Spring,  which  are  higher  and  farther  back. 

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On  the  Road  to  the  Geysers. 

Leaving  the  hotel  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  the  party  will  proceed  to  the  Lower 
and  Upper  Geyser  Basins  via  the  Norris  Geyser  Basin.  This  journey  and  the  subse- 
quent trips  about  the  park  will  be  made  in  comfortable  wagons.  The  early  part  of 
the  ride  lies  over  a  road  which  ascends  the  banks  of  Glen  Creek  to  the  Golden  Gate. 
On  the  plateau  above,  from  which  a  grand  view  is  had  of  Electric  Peak,  Quadrant 
Mountain,  Bell's  Peak,  and  Mount  Holmes,  Swan  Lake  is  situated.  Near  Beaver 
Lake  are  the  famous  Obsidian  Cliffs,  a  ridge  of  volcanic  glass  from  150  to  250  feet 
high  and  1,000  feet  in  length.  We  halt  at  the  Norris  Geyser  Basin  Hotel  for  lunch. 
The  principal  attractions  in  the  Norris  Geyser  Basin  are  numerous  springs  and  a 
few  veritable  geysers,  the  chief  one  being  the  Monarch.  The  Hurricane  is  a  fierce, 
roaring  spring,  and  the  Growler  is  the  significant  name  of  another  vigorous  steam 
and  water  vent.  These  are  brought  under  inspection  soon  after  leaving  the  Norris 
lunch  station,  and  we  proceed  fwenty  miles  farther,  past  the  beautiful  Gibbon  River 
Falls  to  the  Fountain  Hotel. 

The  Lower  Geyser  Basin. 

The  chief  points  of  interest  visited  by  tourists  in  the  Lower  Geyser  Basin  are  the 
Fountain  Geyser  and  Mammoth  Paint  Pots,  which  are  situated  near  each  other. 
The  Fountain  is  a  very  handsome  geyser,  and  is  in  eruption  five  or  six  times  daily. 
The  Paint  Pots  constitute  one  of  the  chief  wonders  of  the  park.  In  a  crater  forty 
feet  in  diameter,  there  are  mud  springs,  in  which  the  material  cast  forth  has  the 
appearance  of  paint  of  different  shades. 

The  Excelsior  Geyser  and  Prismatic  Lake. 

On  Tuesday  we  drive  to  the  Upper  Geyser  Basin,  passing  through  the  chief 
wonders  of  the  Midway  Geyser  Basin.  These  are  Turquoise  Spring,  the  Prismatic 

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Lake,  and  the  crater  of  the  Excelsior  Geyser.  A  very  expressive  title  given  to  this 
last-named  object  is  Hell's  Half  Acre.  Two  rivulets  pour  forth  from  the  cauldron 
and  from  the  neighboring  springs,  and  the  deposits  along  their  channels  are  very 
brilliantly  colored. 

The  Turquoise  Spring,  near  the  Excelsior,  is  beautiful  in  its  rich  tints  of  blue,  and 
Prismatic  Lake,  also  near  at  hand,  is  another  wonderful  display  of  color. 

The  Upper  Geyser  Basin  and  its  Wonders. 

About  five  miles  above  the  Excelsior  Geyser  we  come  to  the  Upper  Geyser  Basin. 
Here,  in  a  nearly  level  tract  inclosed  by  low  hilte,  with  the  Firehole  River  flowing 
through  it,  and  mainly  upon  the  east  side,  are  found  the  chief  geysers  of  this  mar- 
velous region.  There  are  here  forty  geysers,  nine  of  which  are  large,  besides  many 
beautiful  hot  springs.  The  Upper  Basin  group  includes,  with  others,  the  following  : 
Old  Faithful,  Castle,  Bee  Hive,  Giant,  Giantess,  Grotto,  Grand,  Oblong,  Splendid, 
Comet,  Fan,  Mortar,  Riverside,  Turban,  Saw  Mill,  Lion,  and  Lioness.  These  are 
scattered  over  the  surface  of  the  basin,  chiefly  along  the  river  bank,  Old  Faithful 
being  at  the  southern  extremity. '  The  Grotto,  Giant,  Oblong  and  Castle  are  near 
the  road.  The  Bee  Hive,  with  its  handsome  cone,  is  upon  the  opposite  side  of  the 
river  from  the  hotel.  Many  beautiful  springs  are  in  proximity  to  the  geysers,  forming 
objects  of  interest  second  only  to  the  mammoth  fountains  of  hot  water.  Old  Faith- 
ful makes  a  magnificent  display,  and  is  one  of  the  handsomest  geysers  in  the  park. 

From  the  Lower  Geyser  Basin  to  Yellowstone  Lake. 

Wednesday  morning  we  proceed  via  the  Upper  Geyser  Basin  to  Yellowstone  Lake. 
The  road  twice  crosses  the  Continental  Divide,  affording  fine  views  of  Shoshone 


Lake  and  a  portion  of  the  park  not  otherwise  seen.     Lunch  will  be  served  at  "  West 
Bay,"  or  "  The  Thumb,"  as  it  is  often  called. 

Yellowstone  Lake. 

This  magnificent  sheet  of  water  covers  a  superficial  area  of  139  square  miles,  with 
an  irregular  shore  line  of  about  100  miles,  and  is  the  largest  lake  in  North  America 
at  this  altitude.  The  hotel,  a  new  and  commodious  building,  is  built  upon  a  bluff  at 
the  entrance  of  a  little  bay  near  the  outlet.  The  view  from  this  point  is  charming. 

The   Falls  and  Canon  of  the  Yellowstone. 

Leaving  the  Lake  Hotel  Thursday  morning,  we  shall  proceed  to  the  Canon  Hotel, 
passing  on  the  way  a  wonderful  object  known  as  the  Mud  Volcano.  It  is  a  pit  about 
twenty  feet  in  depth,  and  from  a  spacious  opening  on  one  side  at  the  bottom  boiling 
mud  surges  forth  with  great  vehemence.  The  hotel  will  be  reached  about  noon.  The 
Yellowstone  Falls  are  two  in  number.  At  the  head  of  the  Upper  Fall  the  river  has  a 
width  of  about  eighty  feet,  and  the  waters  plunge  over  a  shelf  between  walls  that  are 
from  200  to  300  feet  in  height,  upon  a  partially  submerged  reef  109  feet  below.  Dense 
clouds  of  spray  and  mist  veil  fully  one  third  of  the  cataract.  Half  a  mile  below  this 
fall  is  the  Lower  or  (Jreat  Fall,  which  is  grander  and  more  impressive  than  the  other, 
though  not  more  picturesque.  Here  the  waters  pour  into  the  abyss  of  the  Yellow- 
stone Canon,  the  sheer  descent  being  308  feet.  The  best  views  are  had  farther  down 
the  trail,  where  many  favoring  points  afford  an  outlook  into  the  wonderful  canon. 
Clouds  of  mist  ascend  from  the  foot  of  the  falls,  and  the  walls  are  covered  with  a 
rank  growth  of  mosses  and  alga.  The  canon  is  considered  by  many  the  greatest  of 
the  park  marvels.  The  gorgeous  coloring  of  the  canon  walls  is  its  distinguishing 
feature.  The  beholder  is  no  longer  left  in  doubt  as  to  the  reason  for  bestowing  the 

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name  of  Yellowstone  upon  this  remarkable  river.  The  beautifully  saffron-tinted  walls 
give  the  explanation.  There  are  other  tints  in  opulence.  Crimsons  and  greens  are 
seen  with  all  their  gradations  and  blendings.  Emerald  mosses  and  foliage  form  the 
settings  for  dashes  of  bright  rainbow  colors. 

From  the  Canon  to  the  Mammoth  Hot  Springs. 

Leaving  the  Canon  Hotel  Friday  morning,  we  pass  the  beautiful  Virginia  Cascade, 
one  of  the  prettiest  sights  in  the  park.  From  the  Norris  Geyser  Basin,  where  we 
halt  for  lunch,  we  proceed  to  the  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  Hotel. 

From  the  Yellowstone  Park  Eastward. 

Departing  from  the  hotel  after  dinner  the  same  afternoon,  Friday,  June  24,  by 
stage,  the  party  will  proceed  to  Cinnabar,  whence  the  route  takes  us  back  to  Living- 
ston, on  the  Park  branch,  and  then  eastward  on  the  main  line  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railway.  For  some  350  miles  we  follow  the  banks  of  the  Yellowstone. 
Custer,  Forsyth,  and  Miles  City  are  places  named  in  honor  of  military  heroes. 

Thirty-six  miles  east  of  Glendive  and  one  mile  west  of  Sentinel  Butte  we  pass  out 
of  Montana,  through  which  we  have  journeyed  on  the  main  line  of  railway  780  miles. 
The  succeeding  367  miles  lie  within  the  State  of  North  Dakota.  Mandan,  Bismarck, 
Jamestown,  and  Fargo  are  the  chief  cities  passed  through.  We  enter  the  State  of 
Minnesota  at  Moorehead,  and  among  the  principal  towns  parsed  are  Lake  Park, 
Detroit,  Wadena,  Little  Falls,  and  Anoka. 

»  Minneapolis  and  St.   Paul. 

The  stay  in  these  two  prosperous  and  beautiful  cities  will  be  long  enough  to 
accomplish  much  in  the  way  of  sight-seeing,  carriage  drives  being  arranged  for  both 

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cities.  Our  headquarters  in  Minneapolis  will  be  at  the  West  Hotel,  and  in  St.  Paul 
at  Hotel  Ryan. 

From  St.  Paul  Eastward. 

'  Leaving  St.  Paul  Tuesday  evening,  we  resume  the  homeward  journey  via  the 
Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St.  Paul  Railway  to  Chicago,  arriving  in  that  city  Wednesday, 
at  9.30  A.M.;  thence  over  the  Michigan  Central,  the  New  York  Central,  and  the 
Boston  &  Albany  lines,  and  the  party  will  be  due  in  Boston  Thursday,  June  30, 
at  3.00  P.  M. 

The  New  York  passengers  will  be  due  at  the  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second 
street,  Thursday,  June  30,  at  3.25  P.  M. 

The  Philadelphia  passengers  will  be  due  at  the  Reading  Terminal  station,  Twelfth 
and  Market  streets,  Thursday,  June  30,  at  7.17  P.  M. 


A    DELIGHTFUL    TOUR  .  .  . 

ACROSS    THE    CONTINENT 


AND   THROUGH   THE 


PACIFIC    NORTHWEST. 


WITH    VISITS    TO 


Colorado,  Utah,  California,  Oregon,  Washington,  Puget  Sound, 
British  Columbia,  Montana,  and  the 

YELLOWSTONE    NATIONAL    PARK. 


The  Party  to  Leave  Boston,  New  York  and  Philadelphia  Tuesday,    April    19» 
and  to  Return  Wednesday,  June  22,  1898. 


PRICE  OF  TICKETS  (all  Traveling  and  Hotel  Expenses  Included),  $560. 

RAYMOND      G-     WHIXCOMB, 

296  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

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FIFTEENTH  ANNUAL  SPRING  TOUR 

CALIFORNIA,  THE  PACIFIC  NORTHWEST 


.    .    .    AND   THE    .    .    . 

YEIiLiOWSTOflE 


April  ig  to  June  22,  1898. 


OUR  annual  spring  tour  across  the  continent  and  through  the  wonderfully  pic- 
turesque regions  of  the  Pacific  Northwest,  which  has  been  exceedingly  popu- 
lar during  the  past  fourteen  years,  will  be  made  as  attractive  as  ever  the 
coming  season.  This  trip  is  like  the  excursion  already  described,  except  that  the 
Alaska  voyage  is  omitted.  The  outward  journey  through  Kansas,  Colorado  and 
Utah  will  possess  peculiar  interest  on  account  of  its  many  attractive  features.  The 
tour  through  California  extends  from  one  end  of  the  Golden  State  to  the  other,  and 
could  not  well  be  made  more  comprehensive,  including,  as  it  does,  its  famous  pictu- 
resque points,  its  groves  and  gardens,  its  prominent  cities,  and  its  great  seashore, 
health,  and  pleasure  resorts.  The  journey  from  California  to  Oregon  is  to  be  made 
over  the  magnificent  Mount  Shasta  route,  and  the  round  of  travel  through  Oregon, 

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Washington,  and  the  Puget  Sound  region  will  be  quite  elaborate,  so  that  little  that  is 
possible  in  the  way  of  sight-seeing  is  left  undone.  The  return  trip  lies  over  the  entire 
length  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway  from  Portland  and  Tacoma  to  St.  Paul,  and 
a  week  will  be  devoted  to  the  matchless  wonders  of  the  Yellowstone  National  Park. 

The  tour  will  thus  be  made  to  include  Chicago,  Denver,  Colorado  Springs,  the 
Royal  Gorge,  the  Canon  of  the  Grand  River,  Salt  Lake  City,  Santa  Barbara,  Santa 
Monica,  Avalon,  Pasadena,  Riverside,  San  Diego  and  Coronado  Beach,  Los  Angeles 
(the  Yosemite  Valley  and  Big  Tree  Groves  on  a  side  trip  if  desired),  San  Francisco, 
Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Jose,  the  summit  of  Mount  Hamilton,  the  Mount  Shasta 
region,  Portland,  Tacoma,  Seattle,  Port  Townsend,  Victoria,  B.  C.,  all  the  places  of 
interest  within  the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul — a  truly 
grand  list  of  places  to  be  visited,  indicating  a  far-reaching  round  of  travel. 

As-the  route  of  this  excursion  has  already  been  described  in  the  foregoing  pages 
in  connection  with  the  Alaskan  tour,  we  would  refer  the  reader  to  pages  22-34  and 
45-52,  for  a  detailed  account  of  the  regions  to  be  traversed,  the  characteristics  of  the 
cities  that  will  be  visited,  and  the  principal  objects  of  interest  to  sight-seers. 

The  two  parties  have  the  same  itineraries  from  the  time  of  starting  in  the  East 
until  their  arrival  in  Portland  after  the  tour  throughout  California.  The  return  jour- 
ney from  Tacoma,  with  the  Yellowstone  National  Park  trip,  will  also  be  duplicated. 
The  sketch  of  the  former  tour  is  therefore  wholly  applicable  to  this  one,  with 
the  single  exception  of  the  voyage  from  Tacoma  to  Alaska  and  return. 

Price  of  Tickets. 

The  price  of  tickets  for  the  tour,  as  outlined  in  the  following  itinerary,  will  be  FIVE 
HUNDRED  AND  SIXTY  DOLLARS.  This  sum  covers  first-class  travel  over  all  railway 
and  steamer  routes  going  and  returning,  with  a  double  berth  (half  a  section)  in  palace 

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sleeping  cars ;  all  stage  rides  to  and  through  the  Yellowstone  National  Park  ;  hotel 
accommodations  according  to  the  itinerary,  for  the  period  of  the  regular  tour  (sixty- 
five  days),  with  sojourns  at  Chicago,  Denver,  Colorado  Springs,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Santa  Barbara,  Santa  Monica,  Avalon,  Pasadena,  Riverside,  Coronado  Beach,  Los 
Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Jose,  San  Rafael,  Portland, 
Seattle,  Victoria,  B.  C.,  Tacoma,  the  Yellowstone  National  Park  (at  Mammoth  Hot 
Springs,  Lower  Geyser  Basin,  Yellowstone  Lake  and  Yellowstone  Canon),  Minneapolis 
and  St.  Paul ;  meals  in  dining  cars, at  hotels,  dining  stations,  or  on  steamers ;  omnibus 
or  carriage  transfers  from  railway  stations  to  hotels,  and  vice  versa,  wherever  the 
same  may  be  needed  (Chicago,  Denver,  Salt  Lake  City,  Santa  Barbara,  Riverside, 
Coronado  Beach,  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Jose,  San 
Rafael,  Portland,  Seattle,  Victoria,  Tacoma,  Minneapolis,  and  St.  Paul);  special 
carriage  drives  in  Denver,  Colorado  Springs,  Salt  Lake  City,  Santa  Barbara,  Pasadena, 
Santa  Cruz,  Portland,  Victoria,  B.  C.,  Minneapolis  and  St.  Paul;  transfer  of  checked 
baggage  (150  pounds  being  allowed  for  each  full  ticket,  all  over  that  amount  being 
liable  to  excess  charges  at  regular  rates);  and  the  services  of  conductors, — in  short, 
KVI--.RY  NEEDED  EXPENSE  of  the  entire  round  trip  from  Boston,  New  York  or  Phila- 
delphia back  to  the  starting  point. 

The  price  of  the  entire  round  trip  from  Chicago  back  to. Chicago  is  $510. 

Price  of  transportation  tickets  for  the  Yosemite  Valley  trip,  THIRTY- FOUR  DOLLARS. 
Extra  Sleeping-Car  Accommodations. 

The  cost  of  an  extra  double  berth  (giving  an  entire  section  to  one  person)  for  the 
journey  between  the  East  and  Santa  Barbara,  in  accordance  with  the  itinerary,  is 
$23.50.  Drawing  room  with  toilet  annex,  for  one  occupant,  $64.50;  for  two  occu- 
pants, $4i.oo-$2O-5O  each;  for  three  occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $17.50. 


The  charges  for  extra  sleeping-car  accommodations  between  Los  Angeles  and  San 
Francisco  are  as  follows:  Extra  double  berth,  $2.50.  Drawing  room  with  toilet 
annex  for  one  occupant,  $6.50;  for  two  occupants,  $4.00  —  $2.00  each;  for  three 
occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $1.50. 

For  an  extra  double  berth  from  San  Francisco  to  Boston,  New  York  or  Philadel- 
phia, $26.00.  Drawing  room  with  toilet  annex,  for  one  occupant,  $71.00;  for  two 
occupants,  $45.00  —  $22.50  each  ;  for  three  occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $19.00. 

An  itinerary  of  the  trip  is  given  on  the  following  pages.  As  the  party  will  be 
limited  in  numbers,  an  early  registration  is  desirable.  Tickets  must  be  taken  on  or 
before  Thursday,  April  14  —  five  days  previous  to  the  time  of  departure. 

ti^T"  Tickets  for  the  tour,  additional  copies  of  this  circular,  and  all  needed  infor- 
mation can  be  obtained  of 

RAYMOND    &    WHIXCOMB, 

296  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 


ITINERARY. 


TUESDAY,  April  19.— Leave  Boston  from  the  Kneeland  street  station  of  the  Boston  &  Albany 
Railroad  at  1D.:50  A.  M.,  in  special  vestibuled  palace  sleeping  cars.  Members  of  the  party  should 
check  their  baggage  to  Chicago.  The  checks  will  be  taken  up  on  the  train,  and  the  baggage  will 
be  delivered  at  the  rooms  of  the  owners  in  the  hotel.  Tags  are  supplied  with  the  tickets,  and  these 
with  the  owner's  name  and  home  address  plainly  inscribed  thereon,  should  be  attached  to  every 
trunk,  valise,  or  other  piece  of  baggage,  to  serve  as  a  ready  means  of  identification.  Hand  luggage 
must  be  looked  after  by  the  owners.  Leave  Albany  at  4.30  p.  xi.via  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudson 
River  Railroad,  and  Buffalo  via  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad  at  11.45  p.  M.,  Central  time. 
Lunch  and  dinner  in  the  dining  car. 

The  New  York  passengers  will  depart  from  the  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second  street,  at 
1.00  p.  M.  via  the  New  York  Central  route,  in  Wagner  vestibuled  sleeping  cars.  Baggage  should 
be  checked  to  Chicago.  Supper  in  the  dining  car. 

The  Philadelphia  passengers  will  depart  from  the  Reading  Terminal  station  at  9.00  A.  M.  Bag- 
gage should  be  checked  to  Chicago.  From  Bethlehem  Junction  westward  to  Buffalo  over  the 
Lehigh  Valley  line. 

NOTE.— Railway  time  changes  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  from  Eastern  standard,  or  75th  meridian,  to 
Central  standard,  or  i.Oth  meridian  — one  hour  slower.  - 

WEDNESDAY,  April  20.— On  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad  en  route  westward ;  breakfast  and 
lunch  in  the  dining  car;  arrive  in  Chicago  (Central  station)  at  3.00  p.  M.;  omnibus  transfer  to  The 
Auditorium. 

THURSDAY,  April  21.  —  In  Chicago.  Leave  Chicago  via  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 
Railway  in  Pullman  vestibuled  palace  sleeping  cars  at  4.15  p.  M.;  dinner  in  the  dining  car. 

FRIDAY,  April  22. —  Arnve  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  at  9.30  A.  M.;  leave  Kansas  City  at  9.55  A.  M., 
via  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway;  meals  in  the  dining  car. 

SATURDAY,  April  23.  —  Arrive  in  Denver  at  11.15  A.  M.  :  lunch  and  dinner  will  be  served  at  the 
Brown  Palace  Hotel ;  carriage  drive  in  the  afternoon  through  the  finest  sections  of  the  city.  Leave 
Denver  in  the  evening  for  Colorado  Springs. 


SUNDAY,  April  24. —  Arrive  at  Colorado  Springs  at  an  early  hour;  at  7.00  A.  M.  transfer  to  The 
Antlers. 

MONDAY,  April  25.  —  Carriage  drive  in  the  morning  to  the  Garden  of  the  Gods  and  return;  leave 
Colorado  Springs  about  noon  via  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad,  passing  through  the  Royal 
Gorge  by  daylight.  The  special  cars  will  be  side  tracked  at  Salida  or  Leadville  in  order  to  secure 
the  daylight  views  through  the  canon  of  the  Grand  River,  etc.,  the  next  day. 

TUESDAY,  April  26.  —  En  route  over  the  grand  scenic  line  of  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad 
and  the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway;  arrive  in  Salt  Lake  City  about  9.00  p.  M.;  transfer  to*  Hotel 
Knutsford. 

WEDNESDAY,  April  27.  — In  Salt  Lake  City.  Carriage  drive  in  the  morning,  visiting  the  finest 
portions  of  the  city;  leave  Salt  Lake  City  about  12.25  p.  M.,  and  leave  Ogden  at  1.10  p.  M.  (Pacific 
time)  ;  lunch  and  dinner  en  route. 

NOTE.  —  Railway  time  changes  at  Ogden  from  Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian,  to  Pacific 
standard,  or  120th  meridian  — one  hour  slower. 

THURSDAY,  April  28.  —  En  route  across  the  State  of  Nevada,  and  over  the  Sierra  Nevada  by  day- 
light; passing  Emigrant  Gap,  Blue  Canon,  Shady  Run,  Cape  Horn,  etc.;  arrive  at  Sacramento  at 
4.50  P.  M.  ;  leave  Sacramento  at  5.30  p.  M. 

FRIDAY,  April  2(J.  —  En  route  over  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  line.  Arrive  at  Santa 
Barbara  3.30  p.  M.  ;  transfer  to  The  Arlington. 

SATURDAY,  April  30. —  In  Santa  Barbara.     Carriage  drive  to  the  chief  points  of  interest. 

SUNDAY,  May  1.  — In  Santa  Barbara. 

MONDAY,  May  2.  —  Leave  Santa  Barbara  at  7.35  A.  M.;  arrive  in  Santa  Monica  at  2.10  p.  M.;  to 
Hotel  Arcadia,  F.  W.  Richardson,  manager. 

TUESDAY,  May  3.  —  Leave  Santa  Monica  at  7.40  A.  M.;  arrive  at  San  Pedro  at  9.50  A.  M.;  thence 
by  the  steamer  of  the  Wilmington  Transportation  Company,  arriving  at  Avalon,  Santa  Catalina 
Island,  at  12.30  p.  M.;  to  the  Hotel  Metropole. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  4.  — Leave  Avalon  by  steamer  at  1.00  p.  M.  ;  from  San  Pedro  by  the  Southern 
Pacific  Company's  line,  arriving  in  Pasadena  about  5.00  p.  M.;  to  the  Hotel  Green  or  La  Pintoresca. 


TIITKSDAY,  May  ft.  —  At  Pasadena.    Carriage  drive  through  the  finest  sections  of  the  city. 

FRIDAY,  May  6. — Leave  Pasadena  at  10.10  A.  M.;  arrive  in  Riverside  12.25  p.  M.;  transfer  to 
the  Glenwood  Tavern. 

SATURDAY,  May  7.  — Transfer  to  the  station,  and  leave  Riverside  at  8.41  A.  M.;  arrive  in  San 
Diego  at  1.25  p.  M.;  transfer  to  Hotel  del  Coronado,  Coronado  Beach. 

SUNDAY,  May  8.  — At  the  Hotel  del  Coronado. 

MONDAY,  May  9.  —  At  the  Hotel  del  Coronado.  Leave  San  Diego  at  1.45  p.  M.  by  the  coast 
Luc;  arrive  in  Los  Angeles  at  6.00  p.  M.;  transfer  to  The  Westminster,  or  Hotel  Van  Nuys. 

TUESDAY,  May  10.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  11.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

THURSDAY,  May  12.—  In  Los  Angeles. 

FRIDAY,  May  13.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

SATURDAY,  May  14.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

SUNDAY,  May  15.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

MONDAY,  May  16.  —  In  Los  Angeles. 

TUESDAY,  May  17. —  In  Los  Angeles.  Transfer  from  the  hotel  to  the  Southern  Pacific  station, 
and  leave  Los  Angeles  at  11.45  A.  M.  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars;  supper  at  Mojave. 

NOTE.  —  Parties  for  the  Yosemite  Valley  will  be  made  up  during  the  stay  at  Los  Angeles,  to 
leave  on  different  days.  See  pages  81-84. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  18.  —  Arrive  at  Oakland  Pier  at  7.10  A.  M.,  and  in  San  Francisco  by  ferry  at 
7.45  A.  M.;  transfer  to  The  Palace  Hotel. 

THURSDAY,  May  19.  —  IB  San  Francisco. 

FRIDAY,  May  20.  —  In  San  Francisco. 

SATURDAY,  May  21.  —  In  San  Francisco. 

SUNDAY,  May  22.  —  In  San  Francisco. 

MONDAY,  May  23.  — Leave  San  Francisco  at  9.00  A.  M.  from  the  Third  and  Towjisend  street 
station  ;  arrive  at  Del  Monte  station  at  1.39  p.  M.;  to  the  Hotel  del  Monte. 


TUESDAY,  May  24.  — At  the  Hotel  del  Monte. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  25.  —  Leave  Del  Monte  station  at  7.00  A.  M.;  arrive  at  Santa  Cruz  at  8.40 
A.  M.;  carriage  drive,  visiting  the  beach,  cliffs,  etc.;  lunch  at  the  Sea  Beach  Hotel;  leave  Santa 
Cruz  at  1.45  p.  M.;  halt  at  Big  Tree  station;  arrive  in  San  Jose  at  3.44  r.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Hotel 
Vendome. 

THURSDAY,  May  26. —  Excursion  by  stage  to  the  Lick  Observatory  on  the  summit  of  Mount 
Hamilton;  luncheon  at  Smith's  Creek. 

FRIDAY,  May  27.  — Leave  San  Jose  at  1.15  p.  M.  (via  Niles)  ;  arrive  at  San  Rafael  about  6.00 
p.  M.;  transfer  to  Hotel  Rafael. 

SATURDAY,  May  28.  —  In  San  Rafael.  Leave  San  Rafael  at  5.10  p.  M.;  arrive  in  San  Francisco 
at  6.22  P.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Palace  Hotel. 

SUNDAY,  May  29.  —  In  San  Francisco. 

MONDAY,  May  30.  —  In  San  Francisco.  Transfer  to  the  Market  street  ferry,  and  leave  San 
Francisco  by  ferry  at  8.00  p.  M.;  leave  Oakland  Pier  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars  via  the 
Southern  Pacific  Company's  Shasta  route  at  8.30  p.  M.,  and  proceed  northward  -via  Sacramento. 

TUESDAY,  May  31.  —  En  route  in  the  upper  valley  of  the  Sacramento,  through  the  Mount  Shasta 
region,  over  the  Siskiyou  Mountains,  and  down  through  the  valleys  of  the  Rogue  and  Umpqua 
rivers. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  1.  —  Arrive  in  Portland  at  9.30  A.  M.;  transfer  to  The  Portland,  H.  C. 
Bowers,  manager. 

THURSDAY,  June  2. —  In  Portland.  Carriage  drive  through  the  finest  portions  of  the  city,  and 
also  to  the  park,  which  affords  a  grand  view  of  the  city,  the  river,  and  tbe  mountains. 

FRIDAY,  June  3. — Transfer  from  The  Portland,  and  leave  Portland  via  the  Northern  Pacific 
Railway,  at  11.00  A.  M.;  lunch  in  the  dining  car;  arrive  in  Tacoma  at  4.40  P.  M.;  transfer  to  The 
Tacoma,  where  dinner  will  be  served;  in  the  evening  transfer  from  the  hotel  to  the  wharf,  and 
leave  Tacoma  at  8.00  o'clock  on  the  steamer  of  the  Puget  Sound  &  Alaska  division  of  the  Northern 
Pacific  Railway;  stateroom  berths  furnished. 

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SATURDAY,  June  4.— Arrive  at  Victoria,  B.  C.,  at  an  early  hour;  at  7.00  A.  M.  transfer  to  The 
Driard,  Redon  &  Hartnegel,  proprietors.  Carriage  drive,  visiting-  various  parts  of  the  city,  includ- 
ing Beacon  Hill,  Government  House,  the  Government  Buildings,  etc.,  and  also  Esquimalt  (the 
British  naval  station),  and  Gorge. 

SUNDAY,  June  5.  —  In  Victoria. 

MONDAY,  June  6.— Transfer  to  the  steamer  and  leave  Victoria  at  8.00  A.  M.;  lunch  on  board  the 
boat;  arrive  at  Tacoma  at  3.45  r.  M.  ;  transfer  to  The  Tacoma,  G.  H.  Waterman,  manager. 

TUESDAY,  June  7. —  The  time  will  be  divided  between  Tacoma  and  Seattle;  transfer  to  the 
Northern  Pacific  station,  and  leave  Tacoma  at  5.00  p.  M.  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars  for  the 
journey  eastward;  meals  en  route  in  the  dining  cars  of  the  Northern  Pacific  Railway. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  8. —  En  route  eastward  in  Washington,  Idaho,  and  Montana. 

NOTE. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Hope,  Idaho,  from  Pacific  standard,  or  120th  meridian,  to 
Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian  —  one  hour  faster. 

THURSDAY,  June  9. —  Arrive  in  Livingston,  Mont.,  at  an  early  hour,  and  leave  Livingston  by 
Park  branch  at  8.15  A.  M.;  arrive  at  Cinnabar  at  10.30  A.  M.;  leave  Cinnabar,  by  stage,  at  10.45 
A.  M.;  arrive  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  Hotel  about  12.45  p.  M. 

FRIDAY,  June  10. —  Leave  Mammoth  Hot  Springs,  by  stage,  at  8.00  A.  M.  for  the  tour  through 
the  park;  arrive  at  Norris  Geyser  Basin  at  12.00  noon;  lunch  there;  leave  Norris  Geyser  Basin  at 
1.30  p.  M.,  passing  near  the  principal  geysers  in  this  basin,  and  later  near  the  Gibbon  Falls;  arrive 
at  the  Fountain  Hotel,  in  the  Lower  Geyser  Basin,  at  5.30  p.  M.  This  hotel  is  near  the  Fountain 
Geyser  and  the  Mammoth  Paint  Pots. 

SATURDAY,  June  11. —  Leave  the  Fountain  Hotel  at  8.00  A.  M.  for  the  Upper  Geyser  Basin,  visit- 
ing en  route  the  Midway  Geyser  Basin,  which  contains  the  Excelsior  Geyser  ("  Hell's  Half  Acre  "), 
Turquoise  Spring  and  Prismatic  Lake;  arrive  at  Upper  Geyser  Basin  lunch  station  at  10.30  A.  M.; 
this  is  situated  near  Old  Faithful,  the  Bee  Hive,  Giantess,  Castle,  and  other  great  geysers ;  lunch 
will  be  served  here,  and  at  3.00  p.  M.  the  party  will  return  to  the  Fountain  Hotel. 

SUNDAY,  June  12.— At  the  Fountain  Hotel. 

MONDAY,  June  13. —  Leave  the  Fountain  Hotel  at  7.00  A.  M.,  and  proceed  to  Yellowstone  Lake 

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•via  the  Upper  Geyser  Basin  and  West  Bay,  or  "  Thumb  " ;  arrive  at  West  Bay  at  1.00  p.  M. ;  lunch 
there;  leave  West  Bay  at  3.00  P.  M.;  arrive  at  the  Lake  Hotel  at  7.00  p.  M. 

TUESDAY,  June  14.  —  Leave  the  Lake  Hotel  at  8.30  A.  M.;  visit  the  Mud  Volcano  en  route; 
arrive  at  the  Yellowstone  Canon  Hotel  at  11.30  A.  M. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  15.  — Leave  the  Canon  Hotel  at 8.00  A.  M.;  arrive  at  Norris  Geyser  Basin  at 
10/30  A.  M.;  lunch  there;  leave  Norris  Geyse/  Basin  at  12.00  noon;  arrive  at  Mammoth  Hot  Springs 
Hotel  at  4.00  p.  M.;  dinner  there;  leave  Mammoth  Hot  Springs  at  6.45  p.  M.  in  coaches;  arrive  at 
Cinnabar  8.00  p.  M.;  leave  Cinnabar  in  sleeping  cars  at  8.30  p.  M.  for  Livingston. 

NOTE. —  In  case  it  is  deemed  advisable  to  divide  the  party  for  the  round  of  travel  through  the 
park,  one  section  will  reverse  the  foregoing  itinerary. 

THURSDAY,  June  16.  —  Leave  Livingston  at  4.05  A.  M.  for  the  journey  eastward  through  Mon- 
tana and  North  Dakota. 

FRIDAY,  June  17.  —  En  route  eastward  through  North  Dakota  and  Minnesota.  Arrive  in  Min- 
neapolis at  4.00  P.  M.;  transfer  to  the  West  Hotel,  John  T.  West,  proprietor. 

NOTE.  —  Railway  time  changes  at  Mandan,  N.  D.,  from  Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian, 
to  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian  — one  hour  faster. 

SATURDAY,  June  18.  —In  Minneapolis.     Carriage  drive,  visiting  the  finest  sections  of  the  city. 
SUNDAY,  June  19.  —  In  Minneapolis. 

MONDAY,  June  20.  —  Visit  St.  Paul  —  going  thither  -via  the  Interurban  Electric  line — leaving 
West  Hotel  9.00  A.  M.  Lunch  and  dinner  at  Hotel  Ryan;  carriage  drive  in  the  afternoon,  visiting 
the  finest  business  sections,  the  Capitol,  Summit  avenue,  etc.  Transfer  by  Cook  &  Son's  omnibus 
line  from  Hotel  Ryan  to  the  Union  station,  and  leave  St.  Paul  by  the  Chicago,  Milwaukee  &  St. 
Paul  Railway  at  8.10  p.  M. 

TUESDAY,  June  21.  —  Breakfast  in  the  dining  car;  arrive  in  Chicago,  Union  station,  corner  of 
Canal  and  Adams  streets,  at  9.30  A.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Central  station,  and  leave  Chicago  via  the 
Michigan  Central  Railroad  at  10.30  A.M.  The  Philadelphia  passengers  will  leave  Chicago  at 
3.00  P.  M.via  the  Michigan  Central  and  Lehigh  Valley  routes. 

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WEDNESDAY,  June  22.  —  From  Buffalo  eastward  via  the  New  York  Central  and  the  Boston  & 
Albany  railroads;  arrive  in  Boston,  Kneeland  street  station,  at  3.00  p.  M.  The  New  York  pas- 
sengers will  arrive  in  New  York,  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second  street,  at  3.25  p.  M.  The 
Philadelphia  party  will  be  due  in  Philadelphia,  Reading  Terminal  station,  at  7.17  P.  M. 

NOTES.  — Railway  time  changes  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  from  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian,  to 
Eastern  standard,  or  75th  meridian  —  one  hour  faster. 

As  this  itinerary  is  made  up  in  advance  of  the  publication  of  the  summer  time-tables  of  the 
various  railroads,  slight  changes  may  be  necessary. 


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A  MAGNIFICENT  SIGHT-SEEING   TOUR 

.    .    .   THROUGH    .    .   . 

California  ana"  Colorado^ 


With  visits  to  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico,  the  most  attractive  points  on 
the  Pacific  Coast,  and  the  Picturesque  Regions  of  the  Rocky 
Mountains,  including  Coronado  Beach,  Riverside,  Pasadena, 
Santa  Barbara,  Santa  Monica,  Avalon,  Santa  Catalina  Island, 
Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  Mount  Hamil- 
ton, and  San  Rafael;  and,  on  the  Return  Journey,  Salt  Lake  City, 
Glenwood  Springs,  the  Royal  Gorge,  Denver,  Manitou,  and  the 
Garden  of  the  Gods.. 

The  Party  to  Leave  Boston,  New  York  and  Philadelphia  Tuesday,  April 
19,  and  to  Return  Friday,  June  10,  1898. 


PRICE  OF  TICKETS  (all  Traveling  and  Hotel  Expenses  included),  $425. 
RAYMOND    &    WHITCOMB, 

296  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  Bast   Fourteenth   St.,  Lincoln  Building:,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

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EIGHTEENTH  ANNUAL  SPRING  EXCURSION 

TO  

CALIFORNIA  &&d  COLORADO, 

April  *9  to  June   JO,  J898. 

THE  Pacific  Coast  from  San  Diego  to  San  Francisco,  and  the  Rocky  Mountains 
of  Colorado  will  be  the  principal  objective  points  of  a  third  party  of  tourists 
leaving  the  East  with  the  two  parties  already  mentioned  in  this  book.     In 
California  the  round  of  sight-seeing  will  be  the  same,  and  this  is  true  of  that  portion 
of  the  outward  journey  east  of  La  Junta,  Colorado.     Beyond  La  Junta  we  have  an 
entirely  different  route  until  California  is  reached,  traversing  a  very  interesting  sec- 
tion of  New  Mexico  and  Arizona,  and  visiting  the  old  Spanish  city  of  Santa  Fe. 
The  homeward  route,  on  the  other  hand,  is  through  the  grand  scenic  portions  of 
Nevada,  Utah,  and  Colorado,  instead  of  the  more  northerly  route  followed  by  the  two 
other  parties.     This  tour,  accordingly,  has  its  own  special  attractions. 

The  time  selected  for  the  trip  is  the  best  that  can  be  had  for  sight-seeing.  It  is 
after  the  close  of  the  rainy  season,  when  the  Yosemite  Valley  and  other  places  of 
interest  are  thoroughly  accessible  to  travel,  and  when  the  face  of  Nature  wears  its 
loveliest  smile.  While  the  excursion  is  planned  liberally  as  to  time,  the  sojourns  at 
different  points  are  no  longer  than  is  necessary  to  see  the  places  visited  in  a  thorough 
and  at  the  same  time  leisurely  manner.  The  journey  is  accomplished  in  the  shortest 


period  commensurate  with  this  purpose :  and  thus  persons  who  might  find  it  incon- 
venient to  absent  themselves  from  business  or  home  ties  for  several  months  can  see 
California  in  the  most  comprehensive  manner,  yet  without  any  loss  of  time. 

The  passengers  will  not  be  hurried  over  any  section  of  the  route  where  it  is  desir- 
able to  stop,  and  the  sojourns  at  different  points  in  New  Mexico,  California,  Utah, 
and  Colorado,  with  the  various  side  trips,  are  sufficient  to  encompass  a  great  amount 
of  sight-seeing. 

Inasmuch  as  the  route  of  this  party  for  over  one-half  the  distance  from  the  Atlantic 
Coast  to  Southern  California,  and  also  the  various  places  to  be  visited  in  California, 
have  been  described  in  connection  with  the  Alaska  tour,  the  programme  for  this 
excursion  up  to  the  departure  from  San  Francisco  will  here  be  outlined  only  in  brief. 
The  Yosemite  Valley  may  be  visited  or  omitted,  as  the  traveler  may  prefer.  Whether 
the  valley  be  included  or  left  out,  the  tour,  in  the  conditions  under  which  it  is  made, 
and  the  places  and  scenes  which  it  includes,  is  delightful  in  every  respect.  The 
round  trip  will  occupy  fifty-three  days. 

Cost  of  the  Tour. 

The  price  of  tickets  for  the  excursion,  as  outlined  in  the  following  itinerary,  will  be 
FOUR  HUNDRED  AND  TWENTY-FIVE  DOLLARS.  This  sum  covers  first-class  travel 
over  all  routes,  going  and  returning,  with  a  double  berth  (half  a  section)  in  palace 
sleeping  cars;  stage  ride  from  San  Jose  to  the  summit  of  Mount  Hamilton  and 
return ;  hotel  accommodations  according  to  the  itinerary,  for  the  period  of  the  regular 
tour  (fifty-three  days),  with  visits  in  Chicago,  Santa  Fe,  Coronado  Beach,  Riverside, 
Pasadena,  Santa  Barbara,  Santa  Monica,  Avalon,  Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco, 
Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Jose,  Salt  Lake  City,  Glenwood  Springs,  Denver  and 
Manitou ;  meals  while  traveling  in  dining  cars,  or  at  hotels  or  dining  stations ;  omnibus 

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or  carriage  transfers  from  railway  stations  to  hotels,  and  vice  versa,  wherever 
needed  (in  Chicago,  San  Diego,  Riverside,  Santa  Barbara,  Los  Angeles,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Jose,  San  Rafael,  Salt  Lake  City,  Denver  and 
Manitou ;  special  carriage  rides  in  Santa  Barbara,  Pasadena,  Santa  Cruz,  Salt  Lake 
City,,  Denver  and  Manitou;  the  transfer  of  checked  baggage  (150  pounds  being 
allowed  for  each  full  ticket,  all  in  excess  of  these  amounts  being  liable  to  extra  charge 
at  customary  rates),  and  the  services  of  conductors  —  in  short,  EVERY  NEEDED  EXPENSE 
of  the  entire  round  trip  from  Boston,  New  York  or  Philadelphia  back  to  the  starting 
point. 

The  price  of  the  entire  round  trip  from  Chicago  back  to  Chicago  is  $375.00. 

Price  of  transportation  tickets  for  the  Yosemite  trip,  THIRTY-FOUR  DOLLARS. 

Extra  Sleeping-Car  Accommodations. 

The  cost  of  an  extra  double  berth,  giving  an  entire  section  to  one  person,  for  the 
journey  between  the  East  and  San  Bernardino  or  San  Diego,  in  accordance  with  the 
itinerary,  is  $21.00.  Drawing  room,  with  toilet  annex,  for  one  occupant,  $58.00;  for 
two  occupants,  $37  —  $18.50  each  ;  for  three  occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $16.00. 

From  Los  Angeles  to  San  Francisco:  Extra  double  berth,  $2.50.  Drawing  room 
with  toilet  annex,  for  one  occupant,  $6.50;  for  two  occupants,  $4  —  $2  each;  for 
three  occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $1.50. 

From  San  Francisco  to  Boston,  New  York  or  Philadelphia:  Extra  double  berth, 
$21.00.  Drawing  room  with  toilet  annex,  for  one  occupant,  $58.00;  for  two  occu- 
pants, $37 — $18.50  each  ;  for  three  occupants,  entire  extra  charge,  $16.00. 

A  sketch  of  the  tour  is  given  in  brief  in  the  pages  following  the  itinerary.  Persons 
desirous  of  joining  this  party  should  register  their  names  as  early  as  convenient. 


The  tickets  must  be  taken  on  or  before  Thursday,  April  14 — five  days  previous  to 
the  date  of  departure. 

ITINERARY. 

TUESDAY,  April  19.  —  Leave  Boston  from  the  Kneeland  street  station  of  the  Boston  &  Albany 
Railroad  at  10.30  A.  M.,  in  special  vestibuled  palace  sleeping  cars.  Members  of  the  party  should 
check  their  baggage  to  Chicago.  The  checks  will  be  taken  up  on  the  train,  and  the  baggage  will 
be  delivered  at  the  rooms  of  the  owners  in  the  hotel.  Tags  are  supplied  with  the  excursion  tickets, 
and  these,  with  the  owner's  name  and  home  address  plainly  inscribed  thereon,  should  be  attached 
to  every  trunk,  valise,  or  other  piece  of  baggage,  to  serve  as  a  ready  means  of  identification. 
Hand  luggage  must  be  looked  after  by  the  owners.  Leave  Albany  at  4.30  p.  M.  via  the  New  York 
Central  &  Hudson  River  Railroad,  and  Buffalo  via  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad  at  11.45  p.  M., 
Central  time;  lunch  and  dinner  in  the  dining  car.  The  New  York  passengers  will  depart  from  the 
Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second  street,  at  1.00  p.  M.,  via  the  New  York  Central  route,  in 
Wagner  vestibuled  sleeping  cars.  Baggage  should  be  checked  to  Chicago;  supper  in  the  dining 
car.  The  Philadelphia  passengers  will  depart  from  the  Reading  Terminal  station  at  9.00  A.  M.; 
baggage  should  be  checked  to  Chicago.  From  Bethlehem  westward  to  Buffalo  over  the  Lehigh 
Valley  line. 

NOTE. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  from  Eastern  standard,  or  75th  meridian,  to 
Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian — one  hour  slower. 

WEDNESDAY,  April  20.  —  On  the  Michigan  Central  Railroad  en  route  westward;  breakfast  and 
lunch  in  the  dining  car;  arrive  in  Chicago  (Central  station)  at  3.00  p.  M.;  omnibus  transfer  to  The 
Auditorium. 

THURSDAY,  April  21.  — In  Chicago.  Leave  Chicago  -via  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific 
Railway  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars  at  4.15  p.  M.;  dinner  in  the  dining  car. 

FRIDAY,  April  22.  — Arrive  at  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  at  9.30  A.  M.  ;  leave  Kansas  City  at  9.55  A.  M. 
•via  the  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway;  meals  in  the  dining  car. 

NOTE. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Dodge  City,  Kan.,  from  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian,  to 
Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian  —  one  hour  slower. 

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SATURDAY,  April  23.  —  Leave  La  Junta,  Colo.,  at  9.35  A.  M.;  cross  the  Raton  Pass  by  daylight; 
arrive  in  Santa  Fe  at  12.00  midnight;  the  cars  will  be  side  tracked. 

SUNDAY,  April  24.  —  In  Santa  Fe,  New  Mexico.    Leave  Santa  Fe  at  midnight. 

MONDAY,  April  25.  —  En  route  through  Arizona  over  the  Santa  Fe  Pacific  Railroad  (the  Atchi- 
son,  Topeka  &  Santa  Fe  Railway  System). 

NOTE.  —  Railway  time  changes  at  Barstow  from  Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian,  to  Pacific 
standard,  or  120th  meridian  —  one  hour  slower. 

TUESDAY,  April  26.  —  From  Barstow,  Cal.,  southward  via  the  Southern  California  Railway  to 
San  Bernardino  and  Los  Angeles,  and  thence  by  the  same  line  to  San  Diego,  arriving^n  San  Diego 
at  6.20  p.  M.  ;  transfer  to  the  Hotel  del  Coronado,  Coronado  Beach,  A.  W.  Bailey,  manager. 

WEDNESDAY,  April  27.  — At  Coronado  Beach. 

THURSDAY,  April  28.  — At  Coronado  Beach.  Transfer  to  the  station  of  the  Southern  California 
Railway,  and  leave  San  Diego  at  1.45  p.  M.  ;  arrive  in  Riverside  at  7.21  p.  M.;  transfer  to  Glenwood 
Tavern,  F.  \V.  Richardson,  manager. 

FRIDAY,  April  29.  — At  Riverside'.  Leave  Riverside  at  3.40  P.M.:  arrive  in  Pasadena  at  5.45 
p.  M.;  to  the  Hotel  Green  or  La  Pintoresca. 

SATURDAY,  April  30.  —  At  Pasadena.  Carriage  drive,  visiting  the  finest  sections  of  the  city  and 
its  environs. 

SUNDAY,  May  1.  — At  Pasadena. 

MONDAY,  May  2.  — At  Pasadena. 

TUESDAY,  May  3.  —  Leave  Pasadena  at  7.20  A.  M.  ;  arrive  at  Santa  Barbara  12.22  noon ;  transfer 
to  The  Arlington,  E.  P.  Dunn,  manager. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  4.  —  In  Santa  Barbara.    Carriage  drive  to  the  chief  points  of  interest. 

THURSDAY,  May  5.  —  Leave  Santa  Barbara  at  7.35  A.  M.  ;  arrive  in  Santa  Monica  at  2.10  p.  M.; 
to  Hotel  Arcadia,  F.  W.  Richardson,  manager. 

FRIDAY,  May  6.  —  Leave  Santa  Monica  at  7.40  A.  M.;  arrive  at  San  Pedro  at  9.50  A.  M.;  thence 
by  the  steamer  of  the  Wilmington  Transportation  Company,  arriving  at  Avalon,  Santa  Catalina 
Island,  at  12.30  p.  M.;  to  the  Hotel  Metropole. 


SATURDAY,  May  7.  — Leave  Avalon  by  steamer  at  1.00  p.  M.;  from  San  Pedro  by  the  Southern 
Pacific  Company's  line,  arriving  in  Los  Angeles  at  4.30  p.  M.;  transfer  to  Hotel  Van  Nuys,  or  The 
Westminster. 

SUNDAY,  May  8.—  In  Los  Angeles. 

MONDAY,  May  9.—  In  Los  Angeles. 

TUESDAY,  May  10.— In  Los  Angeles. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  11. —  In  Los  Angeles. 

THURSDAY,  May  12.— In  Los  Angeles. 

FRIDAY,  May  13.—  In  Los  Angeles.  Transfer  to  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  station,  and 
leave  Los  Angeles  at  11.45  A.  M.  in  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars;  supper  at  Mojave. 

NOTE.— Parties  for  the  Yosemite  Valley  will  be  made  up  during  the  stay  at  Los  Angeles,  to 
leave  on  different  days.  See  pages  81-84. 

SATURDAY,  May  14.— Arrive  at  Oakland  Pier  at  7.10  A.  M.,  and  in  San  Francisco  by  ferry  at  7.45 
A.  M.;  transfer  to  the  Palace  Hotel,  John  C.  Kirkpatrick,  managing  director,  George  B.  Warren, 
assistant  manager. 

SUNDAY,  May  15.—  In  San  Francisco. 

MONDAY,  May  16. —  In  San  Francisco. 

TUESDAY,  May  17. —  In  San  Francisco. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  18. —  In  San  Francisco.  Transfer  to  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  station, 
corner  of  Third  and  Townsend  streets,  and  leave  San  Francisco  at  2.30  p.  M.  j  arrive  at  Del  Monte 
station  at  6.00  p.  M.;  to  Hotel  del  Monte,  Georg  Schonewald,  manager. 

THURSDAY,  May  19.— At  Hotel  del  Monte.  i 

FRIDAY,  May  20.—  At  Hotel  del  Monte. 

SATURDAY,  May  21.—  At  Hotel  del  Monte. 

SUNDAY,  May  22.— At  Hotel  del  Monte. 

MONDAY,  May  23. —  Leave  Del  Monte  station  at  7.00  A.  M.  ;  arrive  in  Santa  Cruz  at  8.40  A.  M.  ; 
carriage  drive,  visiting  the  beach,  cliffs,  etc. ;  lunch  at  the  Sea  Beach  Hotel ;  leave  Santa  Cruz  at 


!.»"•  P.  M.;  halt  at  the  "  Big  Trees  "  en  route,  and  arrive  in  San  Jose  at  3.44  p.  M.;  transfer  to  Hotel 
Vfndome,  George  P.  Snell,  manager. 

TUESDAY,  May  24.—  Excursion  to  the  Lick  Observatory  on  the  summit  of  Mount  Hamilton  and 
return;  lunch  at  Smith's  Creek. 

WEDNESDAY,  May  25.—  In  San  Jose.  Leave  San  Jose  at  1.15  p.  M.  (via  Niles)  ;  arrive  in  San 
Rafael  about  6.00  p.  M.;  transfer  to  Hotel  Rafael,  R.  H.  Warfield,  proprietor. 

THURSDAY,  May  26.—  In  San  Rafael. 

FRIDAY,  May  27.—  In  San  Rafael.  Leave  San  Rafael  at  5.10  p.  M.;  arrive  in  San  Francisco  at 
6.22  P.  M.  ;  transfer  to  the  Palace  Hotel. 

SATURDAY,  May  28.— In  San  Francisco. 

SUNDAY,  May  29. —  In  San  Francisco. 

MONDAY,  May  30. —  In  San  Francisco. 

TUESDAY,  May  31.—  Leave  San  Francisco  at  8.00  A.  M.  from  the  Oakland  ferry,  foot  of  Market 
street,  and  leave  Oakland  Pier  at  8.30  A.  M.  by  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  Ogden  route,  taking 
a  train  of  Pullman  palace  sleeping  cars  with  dining  car;  proceed  eastward  via  Port  Costa,  Benicia, 
and  Sacramento,  and  cross  the  Sierra  Nevada  by  daylight. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  1.—  En  route  through  Nevada  and  Utah ;  arrive  at  Ogden  6.00  p.  M.  (Moun- 
tain time),  and  leave  at  once  via  the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway,  arriving  at  Salt  Lake  City  at 
7.30  r.  M.  ;  transfer  to  Hotel  Knutsford,  G.  S.  Holmes,  proprietor. 

NOTE.—  Railway  time  changes  at  Ogden  from  Pacific  standard,  or  120th  meridian,  to  Mountain 
standard,  or  105th  meridian  —  one  hour  faster. 

THURSDAY,  June  2.— In  Salt  Lake  City.  Carriage  drive,  visiting  the  chief  points  of  interest. 
Transfer  from  the  hotel,  and  leave  via  the  Rio  Grande  Western  Railway  at  7.40  p.  M. 

FRIDAY,  June  3. —  From  Grand  Junction  eastward  via  the  Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad ;  arrive 
at  Glenwood  Springs,  Colo.,  at  8.30  A.  M.;  the  train  will  be  side  tracked  for  a  few  hours,  affording 
an  opportunity  to  visit  the  hot  springs,  baths,  swimming  pool,  etc.;  leave  at  11.30  A.  M.,  passing 
through  the  canon  of  the  Grand  River,  Eagle  River  Canon,  and  over  Tennessee  Pass  by  daylight; 
arrive  at  Salida  at  8.00  p.  M. ;  side  track  for  the  night. 

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SATURDAY,  June  4. —  Leave  Salida  at  an  early  hour,  passing  down  the  Canon  of  the  Arkansas 
River  and  through  the  Royal  Gorge;  arrive  in  Denver  at  5.30  p.  M.;  transfer  to  The  Brown  Palace 
Hotel. 

SUNDAY,  June  5. —  In  Denver. 

MONDAY,  June  6. —  In  Denver.  Carriage  drive  in  the  forenoon  through  the  finest  sections  of  the 
city.  Transfer  from  the  hotel  to  the  station  in  the  evening  and  resume  the  sleeping  cars.  Leave 
Denver  at  a  late  hour  for  Manitou. 

TUESDAY,  June  7. —  Arrive  at  Manitou  at  an  early  morning  hour.  Carriage  drive  in  the  forenoon 
through  the  Garden  of  the  Gods  and  to  other  points  of  interest;  leave  Manitou  at  3.00  p.  M.,  and 
Colorado  Springs  at  3.30  p.  M.  via  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway. 

WEDNESDAY,  June  8. —  En  route  eastward  through  Kansas,  Nebraska,  and  Iowa;  arrive  at 
Omaha  about  12.00  noon,  and  Council  Bluffs  about  12.30  p.  M.  ;  leave  Council  Bluffs  about  1.30  i».  M. 

NOTE. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Phillipsburg,  Kan.,  from  Mountain  standard,  or  105th  meridian, 
to  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian  —  one  hour  faster. 

THURSDAY,  June  9.— On  the  Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway  en  route  through  Illinois; 
arrive  in  Chicago  at  9.00  A.  M.  ;  thence  east  at  10.30  A.  M.  on  the  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern 
Railway;  the  Cleveland  passengers  will  be  due  in  Cleveland  at  7.35  p.  M.;  the  Philadelphia  pas- 
sengers will  leave  Chicago  at  3.00  p.  M.  via  the  Michigan  Central  and  Lehigh  Valley  routes. 

FRIDAY,  June  10. —  From  Buffalo  eastward  via  the  New  York  Central  and  the  Boston  &  Albany 
railroads;  arrive  in  Boston,  Kneeland  street  station,  atS.OO  p.  M.  The  New  York  passengers  will 
arrive  in  New  York,  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second  street,  at  3.25  p.  M. 

The  Philadelphia  party  will  be  due  in  Philadelphia,  Reading  Terminal  station,  at  7.17  P.  M. 

NOTES. —  Railway  time  changes  at  Buffalo,  N.  Y.,  from  Central  standard,  or  90th  meridian,  to 
Eastern  standard,  or  75th  meridian  — one  hour  faster. 

This  itinerary  is  made  up  in  advance  of  the  publication  of  the  summer  time-tables  of  the  various 
railroads,  and  slight  changes  may  be  necessary. 


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THE    JOCKEY    If! 


Crossing  the  Continent  Westward. 

THE  California  and  Colorado  party,  setting  forth  to  cross  the  continent,  will  leave 
Boston  from  the  Kneeland  street  station  of  the  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad  at  10.30 
A.  M.  Tuesday,  April  19,  and  proceed  by  way  of  the  superb  Boston  &  Albany,  New 
York  Central,  and  Michigan  Central  lines.  Chicago  will  be  reached  at  3.00  p.  M.  the 
following  day,  and  there  will  be  a  transfer  to  The  Auditorium. 

The  New  York  passengers  will  depart  from  the  Grand  Central  station,  Forty- 
second  street,  via  the  New  York  Central  &  Hudson  River  Railroad,  Tuesday,  April 
19,  at  i.oo  P.  M.,  and  the  route  from  Albany  will  be  the  same  as  that  of  the  Boston 
party. 

The  Philadelphia 'tourists  will  leave  that  city  from  the  Reading  Terminal  station, 
corner  of  Twelfth  and  Market  streets,  Tuesday,  April  19,  at  9.00  A.  M.,  via  the  Phila- 
delphia &  Reading  and  the  Lehigh  Valley  routes. 

Westward  from  Chicago. 

Thursday  afternoon,  April  21,  the  party  will  resume  the  westward  journey  over  the 
Chicago,  Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway,  which  takes  us  to  Kansas  City,  where  we 
enter  upon  the  extensive  Atchison,  Topeka  &  Sante  Fe  Railway  system,  over  which 
the  farther  journey  to  Southern  California  is  to  be  made.  The  course  takes  us  from 
Kansas  City  through  Kansas,  a  corner  of  Colorado,  and  across  the  Territories  of 
Xc\v  Mexico  and  Arizona.  Sunday  will  be  passed  in  the  quaint  old  Spanish  city  of 

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Santa  Fe,  the  oldest  city  in  the  United  States.  We  enter  California  at  the  crossing 
of  the  Colorado  River  near  The  Needles.  After  traversing  the  desolate  Mojave 
desert  we  turn  southward  through  the  Cajon  Pass  of  the  San  Bernardino  Mountains, 
and  on  Tuesday,  April  26,  find  ourselves  in  the  garden  of  Southern  California. 

In  California. 

The  round  of  travel  and  sight-seeing  in  California  is  essentially  the  same  as  that 
of  the  two  parties  whose  route  is  outlined  on  pages  27-33,  though  the  place*  will  be 
visited  in  a  little  different  order.  As  will  be  seen  by  referring  to  the  itinerary,  the 
first  visit  will  be  to  Coronado  Beach,  near  San  Diego.  Then  will  follow  visits  to 
Riverside,  Pasadena,  Santa  Barbara,  Santa  Monica,  Avalon,  Los  Angeles,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Monterey,  Santa  Cruz,  San  Jose  and  Mount  Hamilton,  and  San  Rafael. 
There  will  also  be  an  opportunity  to  make  the  side  trip  into  the  Yosemite  Valley. 
As  will  readily  be  seen,  the  round  of  travel  in  California  is  very  comprehensive  and 
brings  the  very  best  portions  of  the  State  under  inspection. 
From  San  Francisco  Eastward. 

Leaving  San  Francisco  for  the  homeward  journey,  the  route  eastward  will  be  over 
the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  line  across  Central  California  and  Nevada  to 
Ogden,  Utah;  thence  to  Denver,  Colo.,  by  the  Rio  Grande  Western  and  the  Denver 
&  Rio  Grande  lines ;  and  from  Denver  to  the  Missouri  River,  through  Kansas  and 
Nebraska,  and  thence  across  Iowa  and  Illinois  to  Chicago,  by  the  Chicago,  Rock 
Island  &  Pacific  Railway.  The  schedule  has  been  arranged  so  that  the  train  will 
traverse  the  most  attractive  part  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  by  daylight.  As  far  as  Port 
Costa,  thirty-two  miles  out,  we  follow  the  route  over  which  we  approached  San  Fran- 
cisco. At  that  point  we  cross  the  Straits  of  Carquinez  to  Benicia  on  the  mammoth 

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steam  ferry-boat  "  Solano,"  the  largest  craft  of  its  kind  in  the  world ;  and  for  a  farther 
distance  of  over  2,500  miles  the  course  is  over  fresh  ground. 

Across  the  Sierra  Nevada. 

The  route  of  this  party  from  Sacramento  to  Denver  is  that  of  the  outward  Alaska 
party  taken  in  reverse  order,  and  by  referring  to  pages  23-26,  a  more  complete  outline 
of  its  attractions  will  be  found.  We  first  cross  the  Sierra  Nevada,  passing  Cape 
Horn,  with  its  magnificent  outlook,  and  later  on,  Shady  Run,  Blue  Canon  and  Emi- 
grant Gap.  After  passing  the  Summit  station,  we  descend  to  the  great  inclosed  con- 
tinental plateau  between  the  Sierra  Nevada  and  the  Rockies.  We  cross  the  great 
State  of  Nevada,  and  enter  Utah  just  east  of  Tecoma,  680  miles  from  San  Francisco. 
There  will  be  a  visit  for  a  day  in  Salt  Lake  City  at  Hotel  Knutsford,  with  a  carriage 
dnve  about  the  city;  the  Royal  Gorge  will  be  seen  Saturday  forenoon ;  two  days  will 
be  spent  in  Denver,  with  a  sojourn  at  the  Brown  Palace  Hotel,  Denver's  truly  palatial 
and  most  celebrated  hostelry. 

There  will  be  a  carriage  drive  on  Monday  through  the  most  interesting  sections  of 
the  city.  Resuming  the  "sleeping  cars  Monday  evening,  the  following  morning  will 
find  us  in  Manitou.  A  carriage  drive  on  Tuesday  forenoon  through  the  Garden  of 
the  Gods  and  other  interesting  points  will  bring  under  .inspection  one  of  the  most 
novel  and  attractive  sections  of  Colorado. 

From  Manitou  Eastward. 

The  party  will  leave  Manitou  Tuesday  afternoon  by  the  Manitou  branch  of  the 
Denver  &  Rio  Grande  Railroad,  and  Colorado  Springs  eastward  via  the  Chicago, 
Rock  Island  &  Pacific  Railway.  The  route  for  many  hours  lies  over  the  "  Great 
Plains,"  which  stretch  from  the  Rocky  Mountains  to  the  Missouri  River.  Omaha 


occupies  elevated  ground  on  the  west  bank  of  the  Missouri,  and  the  train  crosses  the 
river  to  Council  Bluffs,  la.,  on  a  splendid  iron  bridge.  The  Rock  Island  route  passes 
through  some  of  the  principal  towns  of  Iowa  and  Illinois.  The  party  will  be  due  in 
Chicago  Thursday,  June  9,  at  9.00  A.  M.  The  homeward  route  from  Chicago  will  be 
•via  the.  Lake  Shore  &  Michigan  Southern  Railway  to  Cleveland  and  Buffalo,  and 
th.ence  over  the  New  York  Central  and  the  Boston  &  Albany  railroads.  The  train 
will  be  due  in  Boston,  station  on  Kneeland  street,  at  3.00  P.  M.  Friday,  June  10. 

The  New  York  party  will  be  due  at  the  Grand  Central  station,  Forty-second  street, 
Friday,  June  10,  at  3.25  p.  M. 

The  Philadelphia  passengers  will  return  from  Chicago  via  the  Michigan  Central 
and  Lehigh  Valley  routes,  and  will  be  due  in  Philadelphia,  Reading  Terminal  station, 
Friday,  June  10,  at  7.17  P.  M. 

^^^  Tickets  for  the  tour,  additional  copies  of  this  circular,  and  all  needed  infor- 
mation can  be  obtained  of 

RAYMOND  &  WHITCOMB, 

5896  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 


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THE 


YALiliEY. 


A  SIDE  TRIP  IN  CONNECTION  WITH  THE  THREE  CALIFORNIA  TOURS. 


THE  wonderful  Yosemite  Valley  may  be  visited  to  the  best  possible  advantage  in 
connection  with  the  three  tours  that  have  been  described  in  the  foregoing 
pages.     The  different  parties  will  be  in  Southern  and  Central  California  during 
the  larger  part  of  May.     At  that  time  the  roads  in  the  valley  are  usually  well  settled, 
the  country  is  fresh  with  the  flowers  and  foliage  of  spring,  and  the  waterfalls  are  full. 
The  Yosemite  trip  includes  also  the  famous  Big  Tree  Groves. 

The  valley  lies  in  the  heart  of  the  Sierra  Nevada  Mountains,  1 50  miles  nearly  due 
east  from  San  Francisco.  The  principal  features  of  the  Yosemite  are,  first,  the  near 
approach  of  its  walls  to  verticality ;  second,  their  great  height,  not  only  absolutely, 
but  as  compared  with  the  width  of  the  valley  itself;  and,  third,  the  small  amount  of 
debris  at  the  base  of  the  cliffs.  The  floor  of  the  valley  is  a  generally  level  or  rolling 
wooded  park,  ranging  from  half  a  mile  to  a  mile  in  width.  It  is  immediately  bordered 
by  cliffs,  nearly  or  quite  vertical,  rising  to  heights  ranging  from  over  half  a  mile  to 
almost  one  mile  above  the  valley.  Elevations  above  the  sea  are  as  follows :  Floor 
of  the  valley,  4,000  feet ;  El  Capitan,7,3oofeet ;  Cathedral  Rocks,  6,660  feet ;  Glacier 
Point,  7,200  feet;  Half  Dome,  8,737  feet;  Three  Brothers,  7,830  feet;  North  Dome, 

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7,568  feet ;  Washington  Column,  5,875  feet.  The  waterfalls  are  hardly  less  marvelous 
than  the  cliffs  —  the  Yosemite,  2,600  feet  in  height,  the  highest  fall  in  the  known 
world ;  the  Bridal  Veil,  dashing  into  spray  from  an  altitude  of  900  feet ;  and  the 
Vernal  and  Nevada  Falls  of  the  Merced  River,  400  and  600  feet  in  height. 

The  Big  Tree  Groves,  of  which  the  Calaveras  and  Mariposa  are  the  best  known, 
are  found  only  on  the  western  slope  of  the  Sierra,  at  an  elevation  of  5,000  to  7,000 
feet.  The  largest  growth  is  115  feet  in  circumference,  the  greatest  height  325  feet, 
and  some  of  these  giants  are  from  1,500  to  2,000  years  old. 

It  has  been  deemed  advisable  to  make  the  visit  to  the  Yosemite  Valley  and  the 
Big  Trees  a  side  or  supplementary  trip,  at  a  slight  additional  expense,  the  same  as  in 
previous  years,  rather  than  to  include  it  in  the  regular  round.  This  course  is  taken 
in  order  that  every  person  may  exercise  his  or  her  own  preference  in  the  matter,  not 
only  in  reference  to  making  the  trip,  but  also  in  regard  to  the  time  to  be  occupied  in 
connection  therewith.  As  will  be  seen  from  the  itineraries  of  the  regular  tours  on 
pages  17,  18,  61,  62,  74  and  75,  an  unusual  allowance  of  time  has  been  given  to  Los 
Angeles  and  San  Francisco.  The  Yosemite  may  be  visited  during  this  interval,  with 
a  sufficient  stay  in  the  valley,  without  slighting  the  cities  named.  The  parties  for 
the  valley  will  leave  Los  Angeles  on  different  days  during  the  advertised  halt  there, 
and  rejoin  those  of  their  associates  who  do  not  go  to  the  valley,  in  San  Francisco. 

Berenda,  304  miles  from  Los  Angeles  and  178  miles  from  San  Francisco,  is  the 
point  of  departure  from  the  main  line  of  the  Southern  Pacific  Railroad.  A  branch 
road  extends  from  Berenda  to  Raymond,  twenty-one  miles,  from  which  latter  point 
the  stages  run.  The  stage  transportation  will  be  furnished  by  the  Yosemite  Valley 
Stage  &  Turnpike  Company.  No  horseback  riding  is  now  required  to  reach  either 
the  Yosemite  Valley  or  the  Mariposa  Grove  of  Big  Trees.  The  distance  from  Ray- 

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mond  to  the  Wavvona  Hotel  (formerly  known  as  Clarke's)  is  forty-two  miles,  and 
from  there  to  the  valley  twenty-eight  miles. 

The  cost  of  the  ticket,  covering  railway  and  stage  transportation  from  Berenda  to 
the  Big  Trees  and  Yosemite  Valley,  returning  to  Berenda,  is  THIRTY-FOUR  DOLLARS. 
As  the  trip  will  be  made  during  some  portion  of  the  period  allotted  to  the  sojourn  in 
Los  Angeles  or  San  Francisco,  some  of  the  hotel  coupons  will  remain  unused.  All 
such  will  be  redeemed,  thus  lessening  the  cost.  The  sleeping-car  ticket  (good  from 
Los  Angeles  to  San  Francisco)  will  be  taken  up  before  Berenda  is  reached,  and  can- 
not be  used  on  a  subsequent  date.  Therefore,  Yosemite  Valley  excursionists  will 
have  to  pay  for  sleeping-car  space  from  Berenda  to  San  Francisco.  Hotel  accommo- 
dations at  Wawona  and  in  the  Yosemite  Valley,  and  meals  en  route,  are  also  extra. 
The  entire  cost  of  the  trip,  including  transportation,  board,  meals,  excursions  in  and 
about  the  valley,  etc.,  after  deducting  the  value  of  unused  hotel  coupons  in  the  regular 
excursion  ticket  book,  will  be  less  than  $50. 

As  it  is  essential  that  all  arrangements  for  stage  transportation  and  hotel  accom- 
modations shall  be  made  in  advance  of  the  arrival  of  the  parties  in  California,  per- 
sons desiring  to  make  the  trip  are  requested  to  buy  their  stage  tickets  for  the  Yosem- 
ite tour  when  the  general  excursion  tickets  are  taken  before  starting  from  the  East. 

Tourists  usually  spend  about  three  days  in  the  valley.  This  is  sufficient  time  for  a 
leisurely  viewing  of  the  wonderful  scenery.  The  Big  Trees  are  visited  en  route  while 
returning  from  the  valley  to  Raymond,  unless  the  traveler  chooses,  as  he  may  well 
do,  to  spend  an  extra  day  or  two  at  Wawona,  in  order  to  visit  the  trees  and  Signal 
Peak.  With  a  three  days'  stay,  about  one  week  is  required  for  the  trip  from  Los 
Angeles  via  the  Yosemite  and  the  Big  Trees  to  San  Francisco,  the  itinerary  being 
substantially  as  follows :  — 


ITINERARY. 

FIRST  DAY.—  Leave  Los  Angeles  by  the  Southern  Pacific  Company's  line  at  11.45  A.  M.  ;  supper 
at  the  station  dining-room,  Mojave. 

SECOND  DAY.— Arrive  at  Berenda  at  6.33  A.  M.,  and  Raymond  (by  the  Southern  Pacific  Com- 
pany's  Yosemite  Division)  about  7.20  A.  M.;  breakfast  at  Raymond;  leave  Raymond  by  the 
Yosemite  Stage  &  Turnpike  Company's  stages  at  8.00  A.M.;  lunch  at  Ahwahnee;  arrive  at  the 
Wawona  Hotel,  Wawona,  at  6.00  p.  M. 

THIRD  DAY.— Leave  Wawona  by  stage  at  6.00  A.  M.;  arrive  in  the  Yosemite  Valley  at  12.00 
noon. 

FOURTH  DAY. —  In  the  Yosemite  Valley. 

FIFTH  DAY.—  In  the  Yosemite  Valley. 

SIXTH  DAY. —  In  the  Yosemite  Valley.  Leave  the  valley  by  stage  at  1.00  p.  M.;  arrive  at  the 
Wawona  Hotel,  Wawona,  at  7.00  p.  M. 

SEVENTH  DAY. —  Leave  Wawona  by  stage  at  7.00  A.  M.  -via  the  Mariposa  Grove  of  Big  Trees; 
lunch  at  Ahwahnee;  arrive  at  Raymond  at  6.00  p.  M.;  supper  at  Raymond ;  leave  Raymond  by  the 
Southern  Pacific  line  at  7.00  p.  M. 

EIGHTH  DAY. —  On  the  Southern  Pacific  line  en  route  northward ;  arrive  at  Oakland  Pier  at  7.10 
A.  M.  and  in  San  Francisco  by  ferry  at  7.45  A.  M. 

l^ir*  Tickets  for  the  Yosemite  trip  in  connection  with  any  of  our  transcontinental 
tours,  additional  copies  of  this  circular,  and  all  needed  information  can  be  ob- 
tained of 

RAYMOND     &    WHITCON1B, 

296  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 
95  Adams  Street,  Marquette  Building,  Chicago,  111. 

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OTHER  TOURS  IN   1898-'99. 


Special  Tour  through  the  Hawaiian  Islands.  —  Our  tenth  excursion  to  the 
Hawaiian  Islands  under  special  escort  will  take  place  in  April  and  May. 
The  party  will  sail  from  San  Francisco  Wednesday,  April  6,  and  pass  five  weeks 
upon  the  islands,  inclusive  of  a  visit  to  the  Volcano  of  Kilauea. 

Japan  and  China.  —  Leaving  San  Francisco  March  23,  a  party  will  sail  for  Japan 
and  China,  touching  at  Honolulu.  A  month  will  be  passed  in  Japan,  encom- 
passing the  period  of  the  cherry-blossom  season,  and  the  Boys'  Festival  (May  5). 

Italy  and  Central  Europe.  —  A  tour  through  Italy,  Austria-Hungary,  Germany, 
Switzerland,  Holland,  Belgium,  France  and  England  has  April  16  as  its  date  of 
departure.  There  will  be  an  annex  trip,  leaving  New  York  May  31,  and  includ- 
ing Germany,  Switzerland,  the  Rhine  country,  Holland,  Belgium,  France  and' 
England. 

The  Land  of  the  Midnight  Sun. — Our  fifth  annual  tour  through  the  pictu- 
resque fjords  of  Norway  and  to  the  North  Cape  will  have  May  31  as  its  date  of 
departure  from  New  York.  This  will  be  one  of  our  most  delightful  tours  of  the 
year.  It  will  include,  in  addition  to  Norway,  a  considerable  part  of  rural  Eng- 
land, Denmark  and  Sweden,  together  with  Berlin,  the  Rhine,  Paris  and  London. 

The  Land  Of  the  Czar.  —  In  connection  with  the  last-named  tour,  and  sailing  on 
the  same  date,  a  party  of  limited  numbers  will  make  a  tour  of  Russia,  at  the 
conclusion  of  the  other  tour,  returning  through  Central  Europe. 

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Switzerland,  Northern  Italy,  the  Rhine,  etc.  —  Our  annual  summer  tour 
.  through  France,  Switzerland,  the  Italian  lake  region,  the  Rhine  district,  Holland, 
Belgium  and  England  will  take  place  during  July,  August,  and  the  first  half  of 
September.     The  date  of  departure  is  July  2. 

Grand  Tour  Around  the  World.  —  In  August  a  small  party  will  leave  Boston, 
New  York  and  Philadelphia  for  a  tour  around  the  world,  with  visits  to  the 
Hawaiian  Islands,  Japan,  China,  the  Straits  Settlements,  Ceylon,  India,  Egypt, 
the  Holy  Land,  Turkey,  Greece,  Italy,  Austria-Hungary,  Germany,  Switzerland, 
France,  England,  etc. 

Alaska.  —  Parties  will  leave  the  East  in  July  for  two  unsurpassed  tours  of  about  38 
days  over  the  most  picturesque  routes  in  the  world.  In  addition  to  the  magnif- 
icent round  of  sight-seeing  in  Alaska,  there  will  also  be  a  visit  to  the  Yellow- 
stone National  Park. 

The  Yellowstone  National  Park  and  Colorado.  — A  party  will  leave  the  East 
in  July  for  an  attractive  excursion  to  the  Yellowstone  National  Park,  in  connec- 
tion with  a  trip  through  Utah  and  Colorado,  including  visits  to  St.  Paul,  Minne- 
apolis, the  mining  districts  of  Butte  and  Anaconda,  Salt  Lake  City,  Glenwood 
Springs,  the  Royal  Gorge,  Manitou,  the  summit  of  Pike's  Peak,  Denver,  etc. 

The  Yellowstone  Park  and  California.  —  About  September  first  there  will  be 
a  party  for  a  magnificent  tour  across  the  continent,  including  a  week  in  the 
Yellowstone  National  Park,  with  a  visit  to  California,  and  a  return  homeward 
through  Utah,  Colorado,  etc.;  also  a  party  for  the  Yellowstone  Park,  return- 
ing direct. 


Summer  and  Autumn  Tours.— During  July,  August,  September  and  October 
we  shall  present  our  usual  list  of  attractive  tours  to  the  most  important  moun- 
tain, seashore,  lake  and  spring  resorts  of  New  England,  New  York  State  and 
Canada. 

Annual  Winter  Trips  to  California  and  flexico. —  Our  annual  series  of  winter 
tours  to  the  Pacific  Coast,  and  also  to  Mexico,  will  begin  in  November,  and 
continue  at  short  intervals  through  the  winter  of  i&gS-'qc).  Magnificent  trains  of 
vestibuled  palace  sleeping  cars,  with  dining  cars,  are  employed. 

Florida,  the  Bahamas,  and  Jamaica.  —  Parties  will  leave  at  frequent  intervals 
in  January  and  February,  1899,  for  complete  tours  through  Florida,  including 
St.  Augustine,  Palatka,  Tampa,  Belleair,  Key  West,  Miami,  Palm  Beach,  Rock- 
ledge,  and  other  resorts.  Visits  will  also  be  paid  to  the  beautiful  Bahama 
Islands,  and  to  the  Island  of  Jamaica. 


DESCRIPTIVE  CIRCULARS  OF  ANY  OF  THE  FOREGOING  TRIPS  WILL  BE  PROMPTLY 
FORWARDED  ON  APPLICATION,  OR  AS  SOON  AS  ISSUED.  IN  WRITING,  PLEASE  INDI- 
CATE FULLY  THE  PARTICULAR  TRIP  OR  SERIES  OF  TRIPS  DESIRED. 


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SUMMER  AND  AUTUMN  TRIPS 


BOSTON    TO    EASTERN    RESORTS**  J898. 


The  Prices  given  in  this  list  include  All  Cost  of  Railway,  Steamer  or   Stage 

Transportation,  Transfer  Charges,  Hotel  Accommodations, 

and  Miscellaneous  Traveling  Expenses. 


No.  1,  June  29-July  5.—  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  Poland  Spring  House,  South  Poland,  Me. 

Price,  $32.50 

No.  2,  July  7-15.— Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  Poland  Spring  House,  South  Poland,  Mount 
Kineo  House,  Moosehead  Lake,  Bar  Harbor,  Mount  Desert,  returning  from  Bar  Harbor 
to  Portland  via  the  elegant  steamer,  "  Frank  Jones."  Price,  $55.00 

No.  3,  July  11-16. —  Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain,  Ausable  Chasm, 
and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  &38.5O 

No.  4,  July  11-19.— Hudson  River,  Albany,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  St.  Law- 
rence River  and  Rapids,  Montreal,  Quebec,  and  Newport,  Vt.  Price,  S7O.OO 

No.  6,  July  11-2O. —  Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain,  Ausable  Chasm, 
and  the  White  Mountains  (including  the  Profile  House,  Franconia  Notch,  a  night  on  Mount 
Washington,  Crawford  House,  Mount  Willard,  and  White  Mountain  Notch).  Price,  #67.50 


No.  6,  July  11-81. —  Hudson  River,  Albany,  the  Adirondack  Mountains  (including  Lake  Placid, 
Mirror  Lake,  Adirondack  Lodge,  Cascade  Lakes,  the  beautiful  Keene  Valley,  Ausable 
Lake,  Elizabethtown,  Ausable  Chasm,  etc.),  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $70. OO 

No.  7,  July  13-16. —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain, 
Ausable  Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $35.5O 

No.  8,  July  12-19.—  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Albany,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria 
Bay,  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Rapids,  Montreal,  Quebec,  and  Newport,  Vt.  Price,  $67.OO 

No.  9,  July  12-2O. —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain, 
Ausable  Chasm,  and  the  White  Mountains  (including  the  Profile  House,  Franconia  Notch, 
a  night  on  Mount  Washington,  Crawford  House,  Mount  Willard,  and  White  Mountain 
Notch).  Price,  $64. 5O 

No.  1O.  July  12-19. —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain, 
Montreal,  St.  Lawrence  and  Saguenay  Rivers,  Quebec,  and  Newport,  Vt.  Price,  $65. OO 

No.  11,  July  12-21. —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Albany,  the  Adirondack  Mountains  (includ- 
ing Lake  Placid,  Mirror  Lake,  Adirondack  Lodge,  Cascade  Lakes,  the  beautiful  Keene 
Valley,  Ausable  Lake,  Elizabethtown,  Ausable  Chasm,  etc.),  and  Burlington,  Vt. 

Price,  $67.00 

No.  12,  July  12-23.  —  The  Lehigh  Valley,  Mauch  Chunk,  Switchback  Railway,  Wyoming 
Valley,  Watkins  Glen,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids 
of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $75.00 

No.  13,  July  12-3O.  — The  Lehigh  Valley,  Mauch  Chunk,  Switchback  Railway,  Wyoming 
Valley,  Watkins  Glen,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids 
of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  the  Lower  St.  Lawrence,  Saguenay  River,  Quebec,  Newport, 
Vt.,  and  the  White  Mountains  (including  the  Franconia  Notch,  Flume  and  Pool,  Profile 
House,  a  night  on  the  summit  of  Mount  Washington,  Crawford  House,  Mount  Willard,  and 
White  Mountain  Notch).  Price,  $125.0O 

No.  14,  July  13-19.— Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  the  White  Mountains  (including  Plymouth 
and  the  Pemigewasset  House,  the  Franconia  Notch,  Profile  House,  Crawford  House,  Mount 
Willard,  White  Mountain  Notch,  and  Wentworth  Hall).  Price,  $36.5O 


No.  15,  July  15-23.— Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alex- 
andria Bay,  the  Rapids  of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $62.5O 

No.  16,  July  2O-26. —  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  the  White  Mountains  (including-  Plymouth 
and  the  Pemigewasset  House,  the  Franconia  Notch,  Profile  House,  Crawford  House,  Mount 
Willard,  White  Mountain  Notch,  and  Wentworth  Hall).  Price,  $36.5O 

No.  17,  July  20-August  5. —  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  Mount  Kineo  House,  Moosehead 
Lake,  and  a  comprehensive  tour  through  the  Maritime  Provinces,  with  visits  to  St. 
Andrews,  Fredericton,  the  St.  John  River,  and  the  city  of  St.  John,  in  New  Brunswick;  the 
Annapolis  Valley,  the  Land  of  Evangeline,  Halifax,  Nova  Scotia;  and  Charlottetown  and 
Summerside  in  Prince  Edward  Island.  Price,  $11O.OO 

No.  18,  July  25-August  4.— Hudson  River,  Albany,  the  Adirondack  Mountains  (including 
Lake  Placid,  Mirror  Lake,  Adirondack  Lodge,  Cascade  Lakes,  the  beautiful  Keene  Valley, 
Ausable  Lake,  Elizabethtown,  Ausable  Chasm,  etc.),  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $7O.OO 

No.  19,  July  26-August  4. —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Albany,  the  Adirondack  Mountains 
(including  Lake  Placid,  Mirror  Lake,  Adirondack  Lodge,  Cascade  Lakes,  the  beautiful 
Keene  Valley,  Ausable  Lake,  Elizabethtown,  Ausable  Chasm,  etc.),  and  Burlington,  Vt. 

Price,  $67.00 

No.  2O,  July  26-August  1. —  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  the  White  Mountains  (including 
Wentworth  Hall,  White  Mountain  Notch,  Crawford  House,  Fabyan  House,  Mount  Willard, 
a  night  on  Mount  Washington,  Profile  House,  Franconia  Notch,  Flume  House,  Flume, 
Pool,  etc.).  Price,  842.5O 

No.  21,  July  27-August  4.— Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  Steamer  "  Frank  Jones,"  Bar  Harbor, 
Mount  Desert,  Mount  Kineo  House,  Moosehead  Lake,  Portland,  Me.,  etc.  Price,  $55. OO 

No.  22,  August  1-6. —  Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain,  Ausable 
Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $38.5O 

No.  23,  August  1-9. —  Hudson  River,  Albany,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  St. 
Lawrence  River  and  Rapids,  Montreal,  Quebec,  and  Newport,  Vt.  Price,  $70.00 

No.  24,  August  2-6. —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain, 
Ausable  Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $35.50 


No.  'i"»,  August  2-9.  —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Albany,  the  Thousand  Islands,  St.  Lawrence 
River  and  Rapids,  Montreal,  Quebec,  and  Newport,  Vt.  Price,  $67.OO 

No.  26,  August  9-2O.  — The  Lehigh  Valley,  Mauch  Chunk,  Switchback  Railway,  Wyoming- 
Valley,  Watkins  Glen,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids 
of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  &75.OO 

No.  27,  August  9-27.  — The  Lehigh  Valley,  Mauch  Chunk,  Switchback  Railway,  Wyoming 
Valley,  Watkins  Glen,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids 
of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  the  Lower  St.  Lawrence,  Saguenay  River,  Quebec,  and  the 
White  Mountains  (including  the  Franconia  Notch,  Flume  and  Pool,  Profile  House,  a  night 
on  Mount  Washington,  Crawford  House,  Mount  Willard,  and  White  Mountain  Notch). 

Price,  S125.OO 

No.  28,  August  12-2O.  — Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands, 
Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids  of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  and  Burlington,  Vt. 

Price,  S62.5O 

No.  29,  August  22-27.— Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain,  Ausable 
Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $38. 5O 

No.  30,  August  22  September  3.— Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain, 
Ausable  Chasm,  Montreal,  the  Lower  St.  Lawrence,  Saguenay  River,  Quebec,  and  Newport, 
Vt.  Price,  $8O.OO 

No.  31,  August  23-27. —  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain, 
Ausable  Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  &35.5O 

No.  32,  August  23-Septamber  3.—  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake 
Champlain,  Ausable  Chasm,  Montreal,  the  Lower  St.  Lawrence,  Saguenay  River,  Quebec, 
and  Newport,  Vt.  Price,  $77.OO 

No.  33,  August  31-Septeinber  14. —  A  comprehensive  tour  through  the  Maritime  Provinces, 
with  visits  to  St.  Andrews,  and  the  city  of  St.  John,  in  New  Brunswick;  Summerside  and 
Charlottetown  in  Prince  Edward  Island;  Halifax,  the  Land  of  Evangeline,  the  Annapolis 
Valley,  and  Yarmouth  in  Nova  Scotia.  The  journey  from  Boston  to  St.  John,  N.  B.,  by 
the  steamer  of  the  International  Steamship  Company's  line,  and  the  return  from  Halifax, 
N.  S.,  to  Boston,  on  the  steamer  of  the  Yarmouth  Steamship  Company's  line.  Price,  !$8O.OO 

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No.  34,  September  6-12.  —  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  the  White  Mountains  (including  Went- 
worth  Hall,  White  Mountain  Notch,  Crawford  House,  Fabyan  House,  Mount  Willard,  a 
night  on  Mount  Washington,  Profile  House,  Franconia  Notch,  Flume  House,  Flume,  Pool, 
etc.).  Price,  S42.5O 

No.  35,  September  6-17.— The  Lehigh  Valley,  Mauch  Chunk,  Switchback  Railway,  Wyoming 
Valley,  Watkins  Glen,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids 
of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  875.OO 

No.  36,  September  6-24.  — The  Lehigh  Valley,  Mauch  Chunk,  Switchback  Railway,  Wyoming 
Valley,  Watkins  Glen,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids 
of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  the  Lower  St.  Lawrence,  Saguenay  River,  Quebec,  Newport, 
Vt.,  and  the  White  Mountains  (including  the  Franconia  Notch,  Flume,  and  Pool,  Profile 
House,  a  night  on  the  summit  of  Mount  Washington,  Crawford  House,  Mount  Willard,  and 
White  Mountain  Notch).  Price,  $125.00 

No.  37,  September  9-17.  — Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Niagara  Falls,  the  Thousand  Islands, 
Alexandria  Bay,  the  Rapids'of  the  St.  Lawrence,  Montreal,  and  Burlington,  Vt. 

Price,  962.50 

No.  38,  September  12-17.  —  Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain,  Ausable 
Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  938.5O 

No.  39,  September  12-20. —  Hudson  River,  Albany,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alexandria  Bay, 
St.  Lawrence  River  and  Rapids,  Montreal,  Quebec,  and  Newport,  Vt.  Price,  87O.OO 

No.  4O,  September  12-21. —  Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain,  Ausable 
Chasm,  and  the  White  Mountains  (including  the  Profile  House,  Franconia  Notch,  a  night 
on  Mount  Washington,  Crawford  House,  Mount  Willard,  and  White  Mountain  Notch). 

Price,  S67.5O 

No.  41,  September  12-22.— Hudson  River,  Albany,  the  Adirondack  Mountains  (including 
Lake  Placid,  Mirror  Lake,  Adirondack  Lodge,  Cascade  Lakes,  the  beautiful  Keene  Valley, 
Ausable  Lake,  Elizabethtown,  Ausable  Chasm,  etc.),  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  $70.0O 

No.  42,  September  13-17.— Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  Ausable  Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  S35.5O 


No.  43,  September  13-2O.—  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Albany,  the  Thousand  Islands,  Alex- 
andria Bay,  the  St.  Lawrence  River  and  Rapids,  Montreal,  Quebec,  and  Newport,  Vt. 

Price,  $67.00 

No.  44,  September  13-21.—  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  Ausable  Chasm,  and  the  White  Mountains  (including  the  Profile  House,  Franconia 
Notch,  a  night  on  Mount  Washington,  Crawford  House,  Mount  Willard,  and  White  Moun- 
tain Notch).  Price,  $64.50 

No.  45,  September  13-28.— Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Albany,  the  Adirondack  Mountains, 
(including  Lake  Placid,  Mirror  Lake,  Adirondack  Lodge,  Cascade  Lakes,  the  beautiful 
Keene  Valley,  Ausable  Lake,  Elizabethtown,  Ausable  Chasm,  etc.),  and  Burlington,  Vt. 

Price,  5867.00 

No.  46,  September  14-2O. —  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  the  White  Mountains  (including 
Plymouth  and  the  Pemigewasset  House,  the  Franconia  Notch,  Profile  House,  Crawford 
House,  Mount  Willard,  White  Mountain  Notch,  and  Wentworth  Hall).  Price,  *36.5O 

No.  47,  September  19-24. —  Hudson  River,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Champlain,  Ausable 
Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  S38.5O 

No.  48,  September  19-24.—  Hudson  River,  Albany,  Niagara  Falls.  Price,  $45.OO 

No.  49,  September  2O-24.— Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Saratoga,  Lake  George,  Lake  Cham- 
plain,  Ausable  Chasm,  and  Burlington,  Vt.  Price,  JS35.5O 

No.  5O,  September  2O-24.—  Boston  &  Albany  Railroad,  Albany,  and  Niagara  Falls. 

Price,  $42.00 

No.  51,  September  21-27.  —  Boston  &  Maine  Railroad,  Poland  Spring  House,  South  Poland, 
Maine.  Price,  832.5O 

No.  52,  September  22-October  5.  — Fall  River  Line  to  New  York,  thence  via  Harrisburg  to 
the  Battlefield  of  Gettysburg,  Blue  Mountain  House,  Harper's  Ferry,  Shenandoah  Valley, 
Luray  Caverns,  the  Natural  Bridge  of  Virginia,  Valley  of  the  James  River,  Richmond,  Old 
Point  Comfort,  and  Washington,  D.  C.;  and  hqmeward  via  Baltimore,  Philadelphia  and 
New  York.  Price,  885.0O 

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1*0.  53,  September  27-October  5.  — Fall  River  Line  to  New  York,  thence  via  Harrisburg  to 
the  Battlefield  of  Gettysburg,  Hagerstown,  Harper's  Ferry,  and  Washington;  with  a  return 
•via  Baltimore,  Philadelphia,  and  New  York.  Price,  8.45.0O 


A  descriptive  circular,  giving  full  details  of  these  tours,  will  soon  be  published, 
and  copies  will  be  mailed  to  any  address. 

Tours  corresponding  to  many  of  the  above  trips  will  also  be  arranged  from  New 
York  and  Philadelphia,  and  circulars  descriptive  of  the  same  will  be  sent  from  the 
respective  offices  as  soon  as  issued. 


RAYMOND    &    WHITCOMB, 

296  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street,  Boston. 

31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building,  Union  Square  (West),  New  York. 
1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building,  Philadelphia. 


INDEPENDENT   TICKETS. 


In  addition  to  our  extensive  business  in  the  management  of  Parties  under  Special 
Escort,  we  can  furnish  Railroad  and  Steamship  Tickets,  including  transportation 
only,  to  tall  parts  of  the  West,  Northwest  and  Southwest,  Alaska,  and  the  Hawaiian 
Islands ;  and  also  to  Europe  by  the  principal  Transatlantic  lines.  We  are  the 
authorized  ticket  agents  of  the  principal  railway  and  steamship  lines,  and  all  tickets 
are  sold  at  the  regular  rates  of  the  various  companies.  Both  Round  Trip  and  One 
Way  Tickets  are  sold,  and  Cabins,  Parlor-car  seats  and  Sleeping-car  berths  secured, 
Baggage  checked,  and  arrangements  for  carrying  money  facilitated.  All  desired 
information  about  travel  in  any  direction  promptly  furnished  on  application. 

Send  for  Travelers'  Guide,  containing  rates  and  valuable  information  for  travelers. 


PRIVATE   CARS    FOR    FAMILY  AND   SPECIAL  PARTIES. 


We  are  prepared  to  furnish,  at  short  notice,  private  cars  embodying  every  possible 
comfort  and  luxury,  for  tours  to  any  part  of  the  United  States,  Canada  or  Mexico. 
We  can  operate  these  cars  from  place  to  place  as  individual  wishes  may  dictate, 
sending  one  of  our  experienced  employees  to  attend  to  all  the  details,  taking  charge 
of  tickets,  checking  baggage,  etc.,  and  securing  in  advance  hotel,  transfer,  and  all 
other  necessary  accommodations.  Rates  will  be  made  including  service,  and  with  or 
without  commissary  supplies,  as  desired.  Complete  and  reliable  information  will  be 
cheerfully  furnished  personally  or  by  mail. 

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LIST  OF  RAYMOND  &  WHITCOMB'S  OFFICES. 

Boston  Office:  296  Washington  Street,  opposite  School  Street. 

New  York  Office:  31  East  Fourteenth  Street,  Lincoln  Building,  Union  Square  (West). 
Philadelphia  Office:  1005  Chestnut  Street,  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Building. 
Chicago,  111.,  Office:  9.j  Adams  Street,  Marquettc  Building. 


AGENTS   ON   THE    PACIFIC   COAST. 

FOR   SOUTHERN    CALIFORNIA:    John  W.  Gay,  Jr.,  Agent,  214  South  Spring  Street,  Los 

Angeles,  during  the  Winter  and  Spring. 
LOS  ANGELES  OFFICE  :   214  South  Spring  Street,  Raymond  &  Whitcomb,  F.  W.  Thompson, 

Agent. 
SAN  FRANCISCO  OFFICE:  Room  61,  Crocker  Building,  opposite  Palace  Hotel,  John  W.  Gay, 

Jr.,  Agent  (from  January  to  June) ;  and  also  14  Montgomery  Street,  W.  H.  Snedaker,  Agent. 
PORTLAND  (OR.)  OFFICE:  255  Morrison  Street,  corner  Third  Street,  A.  D.  Charlton,  Agent. 


IN  EUROPE. 

PARIS.  —  The  offices  of  the  Compagnie  Internationale  des  Wagons-Lits  et  des  Grands  Express 
Europeens,  3  Place  de  1'Opera;  and  the  ticket  office  under  Hotel  Terminus. 

LONDON.  — 14  Cockspur  Street,  S.  W.,  Henry  M.  Snow,  London  Manager  International  Sleeping 
Car  and  European  Express  Trains  Company. 

NICE. — 2  Avenue  Massena. 

BRUSSELS.  — Hotel  de  Belle-Vue;  and  65  and  67  Rue  de  1'Ecuyer. 

VIENNA.  — No.  9  (Grand  Hotel)  and  15  Karnthner  Ring. 

BERLIN.  — 69  Unter  den  Linden. 

ROME.  — 31  and  32  Via  Condotti. 

MADRID.  — Equitable  Building,  18  Calle  de  Alcala. 

ST.  PETERSBURG.  — 2  Petite  Morskaia. 

Also  all  other  agents  of  the  Compagnie  Internationale  des  Wagons-Lits  throughout  Europe. 

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HOTEL   DEL   CORONADO.    CORONADO    BEACH   (near  San   Diego),   CALIFORNIA. 


